{"id":"MET-AUS-039","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Travis County, Texas","state":"TX","metro":"AUS","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 418, as recited","instrument":"County Judge Order No. 2020-5: Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Stay Home - Work Safe)","title":"Stay Home - Work Safe Order (shelter in place; non-essential business must cease; gatherings and travel prohibited)","dateIssued":"2020-03-24","effective":"2020-03-24 11:59 p.m.","end":"2020-04-13 11:59 p.m. (rescinded and replaced by Order No. 2020-7, Ex. MET-AUS-040)","startDate":"2020-03-24","endDate":"2020-04-13","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["STAY","CLOSE","GATH","TRAV","TELE","EMP","CRT"],"addressees":["all individuals living within Travis County","all businesses with a facility in Travis County","Essential Businesses","Essential Government Functions","Critical Infrastructure"],"clause":".. all individuals... [shall shelter at their place of residence except to perform Essential Activities, or to perform work in or obtain services from Essential Businesses,] Government Functions or services, or Critical Infrastructure as defined below. The County Judge deems it is in the public interest to issue this Order and it is effective as of 11:59 p.m. on March 24, 2020, and continuing until 11:59 p.m. on April 13, 2020, unless terminated or modified by a subsequent Order... [All businesses other than Essential Businesses required to cease all activities at facilities except Minimum Basic Operations; all gatherings outside a household prohibited; all travel prohibited except Essential Travel]... SECTION 7. The County Judge SUSPENDS all deadlines imposed by local law, rule, or [other regulation]...","enforcement":"Misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days","functions":["CB customer base under stay-home county-wide","SF/DR/SL premises closed","OF offices closed except Minimum Basic Operations; work from home","WF workforce confined","GATH","TR","SC","CRT local deadlines suspended"],"notes":"County-wide companion to Austin Order 20200324-007 (Ex. MET-AUS-003) covering the unincorporated county and the suburban cities (Pflugerville, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander, Lakeway, Bee Cave, Manor, Elgin and others listed in later orders\u0027 Exhibit A); Exhibits define Essential Businesses (including \u0027Critical Trades\u0027 such as plumbers, electricians, exterminators) and Essential Government Functions.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":545774,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-AUS","url":"/library/MET-AUS-039","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-AUS-039","citation":"Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order No. 2020-5: Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Stay Home - Work Safe) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-039)","stateName":"Texas","related":["MET-AUS-040","MET-AUS-038","MET-AUS-003","SEC-17-GM-093","MET-AUS-037","MET-AUS-091","MET-AUS-063","MET-AUS-036","MET-AUS-057","MET-AUS-035","MET-AUS-041","MET-AUS-064"]}