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- Jurisdiction
- Dallas County, Texas · Dallas-Fort Worth · Texas
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Tex. Gov't Code § 418.108(g)
- Issued
- 2020-08-04 Aug. 4, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-08-04 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-08-04)
- End
- 'continuing concurrently with the Governor Abbott's disaster proclamation unless rescinded, suspended, or amended'; face-covering mandate superseded by GA-34 effective Mar. 10, 2021 (read as 2021-03-10)
- In force
- Aug. 4, 2020 to Mar. 10, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all commercial entities in Dallas County providing goods or services directly to the public
- all people 10 years or older
- Dallas County employees
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Dallas-Fort Worth MET-DFW
Operative words
I. Health and Safety Policy - Commercial Entities. From the date of this Executive Order, all commercial entities in Dallas County providing goods or services directly to the public must develop and implement a health and safety policy ('Health and Safety Policy'). The Health and Safety Policy must require, at a minimum, that all employees or visitors to the commercial entity's business premises or other facilities wear face coverings... Commercial entities must post the Health and Safety Policy... Failure to develop and implement the Health and Safety Policy... may result in a fine not to exceed $500 for each violation. II. Face Coverings - General Public. That all people 10 years or older shall wear a face covering
Enforcement
Fine not to exceed $500 for each violation
Notes
Recites the Commissioners Court's June 16, 2020 continuance and the intent to harmonize with the Governor's orders and the Mayor of Dallas's declaration