Exhibit 7
DALLAS COUNTY

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SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER OF COUNTY JUDGE CLAY JENKINS ON 

CONTINUING REQUIREMENTS AFTER EXPIRATION OF STAY 

HOME, STAY SAFE

DATE ORDER ISSUED: May 14, 2020

WHEREAS, pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 418.108, Dallas County Judge Clay 

Jenkins issued a Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency on March 12, 2020,

due to a novel coronavirus now designated SARS-CoV2 which causes the disease COVID-19;

WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, Judge Jenkins issued an Order in furtherance of his authority to 

protect the safety and welfare of the public by slowing the spread of the virus;

WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, President Trump acknowledged the gravity of the COVID-19 

pandemic, releasing strict new guidelines to limit people’s interactions, including that Americans 

should avoid groups of more than 10 people; 

WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, the Dallas County Commissioners Court issued an Order of 

Continuance of Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency that affirmed the 

activation of the Dallas County Emergency Management Plan and extends the Declaration of Local 

Disaster until 11:59 p.m. on May 15, 2020, unless rescinded by order of the Commissioners Court.

WHEREAS, on March 24, 2020, the World Health Organization indicated that the United States 

has the potential to become the center of the COVID-19 pandemic;

WHEREAS, on April 27, 2020, Governor Abbott issued an Executive Order reopening certain 

businesses in Texas for in-person services so long as certain workplace safety rules are followed; 

WHEREAS, this Supplemental Order is necessary to protect the lives, health, welfare, and safety 

of the County’s residents from the devastating impacts of this pandemic;

THEREFORE, County Judge Clay Jenkins hereby ISSUES the following Supplemental Order as 

follows:

UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 418.108, DALLAS COUNTY JUDGE CLAY JENKINS ORDERS:

1. Effective as of 11:59 p.m. on May 15, 2020, and continuing until 11:59 p.m. on May 20, 2020:

a. All Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Recovery 

Payments to individuals shall be exempt from “garnishment” as that term is described 

in Chapter 63 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, except for garnishment 

for child support payments. All CARE Act Payments shall remain exempt from 

garnishment when deposited into an account in a financial institution. This provision is 

enacted to ensure Dallas County residents can use their CARES Act Recovery 
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Payments for their housing, food, medical and other essential needs during the COVID19 emergency period. 

b. All public, private, and commercial laboratories operating within Dallas County and 

performing COVID-19 testing shall report by 5:00 p.m. each day for the prior 24-hour 

period:

i. The number of COVID-19 tests performed; and

ii. The number of positive COVID-19 tests.

Reports shall be made to Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins at 

Clay.Jenkins@dallascounty.org and Dallas County Health and Human Services 

Director Dr. Philip Huang at Philip.Huang@dallascounty.org. Reporting laboratories 

shall not provide names or any other identifiable health information that could be used 

to identify an individual patient. 

c. Door-to-door solicitation creates an unnecessary face-to-face situation for residents 

who are home in greater numbers due to the closure of schools and businesses, 

potentially endangering the health of residents. Under this Order, door-to-door 

solicitation is prohibited, including the leaving of written materials on the door or 

mailbox of a residence. This provision does not apply to any business in the grocery 

supply chain or any non-profit providing community resources for those effected by 

the coronavirus. Nothing in this Order prohibits utility companies or government 

agencies from contacting individuals at their residences to perform their normal 

business functions.

d. Employers shall not implement any rules making a negative COVID-19 test or a note 

from a healthcare provider a requirement before a COVID-19 recovered employee can 

return to work. 

e. Under this Order, no person shall sell any of the following goods or services for more 

than the regular retail price the person charged for the goods or services on March 16, 

2020, except where an increased retail price is the result of increased supplier or other 

costs (including the loss of supplier supporting funds):

i. groceries, beverages, toilet articles, and ice;

ii. restaurant, cafeteria, and boarding-house meals; and

iii. medicine, pharmaceutical and medical equipment, and supplies.

f. Grocery stores, supermarkets, warehouse stores, hospitals, and medical facilities are 

experiencing high levels of demand for a large number of products, requiring more 

deliveries from manufacturers and distribution centers to serve their customers. A 

number of Texas cities and local associations have implemented restrictions on delivery 

hours to stores to mitigate truck noise and traffic. Due to the need to deliver products 

as quickly and efficiently as possible during this critical timeframe, this Order hereby 

suspends all delivery hour restrictions for transport to or from any entity involved in 

the selling or distribution of food products, medicine, or medical supplies in Dallas 

County for the next 60 days.

g. If someone in a household has tested positive for coronavirus, the household is ordered 

to isolate at home. Members of the household cannot go to work, school, or any other 
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community function, except for workers included in Essential Healthcare Operations 

who may continue to work in accordance with CDC guidance. 

h. Nursing homes, retirement, and long-term care facilities are instructed by this Order to 

prohibit non-essential visitors from accessing their facilities unless to provide critical 

assistance or for end-of-life visitation.

i. Public and private schools and institutions of higher education are instructed by this 

Order to provide a safety plan to Dallas County Office of Homeland Security and 

Emergency Management 72 hours before students return to a classroom setting.

j. Additionally, the Office of the Dallas County Judge and the Health Authority instructs 

all employees to remain at home if sick. Employees of private businesses and 

nonprofits with six (6) or more employees in the City of Dallas can use their paid sick 

leave when they are sick or to care for sick family members.

k. This Order shall be in effect until 11:59 p.m. on May 20, 2020, or until it is either 

rescinded, superseded, or amended pursuant to applicable law.

l. The County of Dallas must promptly provide copies of this Order by posting on the 

Dallas County Health and Human Services website. In addition, the owner, manager, 

or operator of any facility that is likely to be impacted by this Order is strongly 

encouraged to post a copy of this Order onsite and to provide a copy to any member of 

the public asking for a copy. If any subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this 

Order or any application of it to any person, structure, gathering, or circumstance is 

held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, 

then such decision will not affect the validity of the remaining portions or applications 

of this Order.

m. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, the Dallas County Fire Marshal’s Office, and other 

peace officers, are hereby authorized to enforce this Order. A violation of this order 

may be punishable through criminal or civil enforcement. A violation of this Order is 

a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000.

IT IS SO ORDERED

CLAY JENKINS

DALLAS COUNTY JUDGE