The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Fort Bend County, Texas · Houston · Texas
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Tex. Gov't Code ch. 418, 418.173; Fort Bend County Emergency Operations Plan Annex U
- Issued
- 2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-21 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-03-21)
- End
- 2020-04-03 11:59 p.m. (restated Mar. 24, 2020, Ex. -074) (read as 2020-04-03)
- In force
- Mar. 21, 2020 to Apr. 3, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation
- Addressees
- restaurants; bars; gyms and fitness facilities; hair and nail salons, spas, massage and tattoo parlors, movie theaters, game rooms, bingo halls; the public; county offices
- Functions reached
- DR
- BA
- FC
- SL salon and spa services
- PE theaters
- AM game rooms
- CT county offices
- GATH
- QUAR
- CB
- WF
- Collection
- Houston MET-HOU
Operative words
(a) Restaurants... are prohibited from serving food for consumption on the premises... (b) All bars, nightclubs, lounges, taverns, adult entertainment establishments, arcades and private clubs... shall close... (c) Gyms, fitness centers, and other facilities... shall close. (d) Hair and nail salons, spas, massage and tattoo parlors, movie theaters, game rooms, and bingo halls shall close. (e) Access to Fort Bend County offices and facilities shall be limited as to the public for essential functions only... (f)... persons shall not congregate in numbers conducive to community spread... (g) Any person who knows they have tested positive... shall abide by any order or instruction... to quarantine themselves... failure to comply with this Order is an offense punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 or confinement in jail for a term of up to 180 days.
Enforcement
fine up to $1,000 or 180 days (418.173); Sheriff, Fire Marshal, peace officers
Notes
Reads with GA-08; exempts food service in hospitals, care facilities, shelters and jails, and grocery stores, gas stations, pharmacies and banks; recorded No. 2020033682
Retrieval noteScanned; OCR read.