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Ex. SEC-11-044 Order Primary source read

Executive Order GA-12

Relating to roadway screening and self-quarantine during the COVID-19 disaster

Governor Greg Abbott · Texas (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Texas
Level
State
Authority
Tex. Gov't Code ch. 418, §§ 418.012,.016,.018; Disaster Proclamation of Mar. 13, 2020
Issued
2020-03-29 Mar. 29, 2020
Effective
2020-03-30 noon (read as 2020-03-30)
End
Narrowed by GA-20 (Apr. 27, 2020); terminated by GA-24 (May 21, 2020) (read as 2020-04-27)
In force
Mar. 30, 2020 to Apr. 27, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • every person entering Texas through roadways from Louisiana
  • Texas Department of Public Safety
Functions reached
  • DR (DPS screening of every vehicle entering from Louisiana on I-10, I-20 and State highways; the commercial exception applied on DPS determination)
  • DS (Gulf Coast and Louisiana lanes)
  • CB (Louisiana-based customers and drivers)
Collection
Logistics, Warehousing and Wholesale SEC-11

Operative words

Every person who enters the State of Texas through roadways from Louisiana, or from any other state as may be proclaimed hereafter, shall be subject to mandatory self-quarantine for a period of 14 days from the time of entry into Texas or the duration of the person's presence in Texas, whichever is shorter.... This order to self-quarantine shall not apply to people traveling in connection with commercial activity, military service, emergency response, health response, or critical-infrastructure functions, as may be determined by the Texas Division of Emergency Management.... The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) shall enforce this executive order along the Texas-Louisiana border.

Enforcement

Tex. Gov't Code § 418.173: fine not to exceed $1,000, confinement not to exceed 180 days, or both (recited)

Notes

Companion to GA-11 (Mar. 26, 2020: air travelers from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and New Orleans; DPS quarantine forms).

Retrieval note

Legislative Reference Library of Texas scan of the filed order (with the Secretary of State transmittal).