{"id":"MET-HOU-052","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Harris County, Texas (all courthouses)","state":"TX","metro":"HOU","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Harris County Local Administrative Judge Robert K. Schaffer","authority":"Supreme Court of Texas Fortieth Emergency Order; inherent authority; Tex. Att\u0027y Gen. Op. KP-0322","instrument":"Order of the Harris County Local Administrative Judge Concerning Additional Health and Safety Protocols","title":"Order Concerning Additional Health and Safety Protocols (face coverings in courthouses)","dateIssued":"2021-08-11","effective":"2021-08-12","end":"2021-10-01 (amended Aug. 17, 2021, Ex. -053)","startDate":"2021-08-12","endDate":"2021-10-01","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","MASK"],"addressees":["all individuals entering the Civil Courthouse, Criminal Justice Center, Juvenile Justice Center, 1910 Courthouse, Family Law Center and any auxiliary courthouse including the NRG Arena jury assembly areas"],"clause":"It is ordered that all individuals entering the following courthouses must wear a face covering that covers both the nose and mouth while in the public areas of... any auxiliary courthouse, including, but not limited to, the jury assembly areas of NRG Arena... An individual who refuses to comply with this Order will be prohibited from entering the courthouse. This Order is effective on August 12, 2021 and remains in effect until October 1, 2021.","enforcement":"exclusion from courthouse","functions":["CT courts","CS","WF (jurors)"],"notes":"Q3 2021 instrument issued after GA-38; certified copy from the District Clerk","sourceUrl":"https://www.justex.net/JustexDocuments/0/News%20Items/News%202021/Schaffer%20Administrative%20Order%20-%20Health\u0026Safety%20Protocols%2011AUG2021.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":96562,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-HOU","url":"/library/MET-HOU-052","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-HOU-052","citation":"Harris County Local Administrative Judge Robert K. Schaffer, Order of the Harris County Local Administrative Judge Concerning Additional Health and Safety Protocols (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-052)","stateName":"Texas","related":["SEC-10-GM-003","SEC-10-GM-004","SEC-10-GM-005","SEC-10-GM-022","SEC-23-GM-003","SEC-23-GM-004","SEC-23-GM-006","SEC-25-GM-003","SEC-25-GM-039","SEC-25-GM-042","SEC-25-GM-043","SEC-25-GM-070"]}