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Ex. MET-AUS-091 Order Primary source read

County Judge Order of March 20, 2020 (duplicate scan of Ex. MET-AUS-037; County Clerk recording no. 202080456)

Order prohibiting social gatherings of more than 10 people; closing common dining areas and bars (duplicate of Ex. MET-AUS-037)

Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt · Travis County, Texas (County)

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Jurisdiction
Travis County, Texas · Austin · Texas
Level
County
Authority
Tex. Gov't Code ch. 418, as recited
Issued
2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
Effective
2020-03-20 7:00 p.m. (read as 2020-03-20)
End
2020-03-21 7:00 p.m. (replaced by Order No. 2020-04, Ex. MET-AUS-038) (read as 2020-03-21)
In force
Mar. 20, 2020 to Mar. 21, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • the public
  • food establishments
  • bars
  • critical infrastructure
Functions reached
  • GATH
  • DR/BA closed
  • CRT deadlines suspended
Collection
Austin MET-AUS

Operative words

SECTION 2. Effective as of 7:00 p.m. (noon) on Friday, March 20, 2020 and continuing until May 1, 2020, unless terminated or modified by a subsequent Order, the County Judge of Travis County, Texas deems it in the public interest to PROHIBIT anywhere in the County of Travis, social gatherings of more than 10 people, and also PROHIBIT gatherings of more than 10 people for other than social purposes, unless Social Distancing as defined below can be maintained and controlled.... SECTION 5. Food establishments are ORDERED to close indoor or outdoor common dining areas until May 1, 2020...

Enforcement

Misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days (as in Ex. MET-AUS-037)

Notes

DUPLICATE: a second, image-only scan of the same recorded instrument as Ex. MET-AUS-037 (identical recording number 202080456, 5 pp.). Cite Ex. MET-AUS-037.

Retrieval note

Image-only PDF; pages 1-2 rendered and read; matches Ex. MET-AUS-037 word for word.