{"id":"NC-026","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"North Carolina","state":"NC","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Roy Cooper","authority":"N.C. Gen. Stat. 166A-19.30(c), 166A-19.31(b)","instrument":"Executive Order No. 195","title":"Lifting the Modified Stay at Home Order and Easing Certain COVID-19 Restrictions","dateIssued":"2021-02-24","effective":"2021-02-26 17:00","end":"2021-03-26 17:00 (EO 204)","startDate":"2021-02-26","endDate":"2021-03-26","quarters":["2021Q1"],"types":["CAP","GATH","ALC","MASK","CLOSE"],"addressees":["the public","bars","restaurants","gyms","theaters","retail","venues"],"clause":"the provisions of the Modified Stay at Home Order requiring night-time business closure, along with the provisions directing individuals to stay at home, may be lifted... it is reasonable to raise the indoor mass gathering limit to twenty-five (25) persons... The limit is fifty percent (50%) of fire capacity for fitness and physical activity facilities, [restaurants, retail, personal care, museums, pools]... The limit is thirty percent (30%) of fire capacity for bars, lounges, movie theaters and [indoor entertainment, sports arenas, amusement parks]... Most indoor facilities in the 30%-occupancy category have additional limits [of 250 guests]... [certain indoor facilities] fifteen percent (15%) of fire capacity... the cut-off time on the sale and service of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption can safely be extended from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm","enforcement":"Class 2 misdemeanor","functions":["BA indoor bars 30%","FC gyms 50%","PE theaters 30%","DR dining 50%","GATH 25/50","CB customers (masks)"],"notes":"Indoor bar areas reopened for the first time since Mar. 17, 2020.","sourceUrl":"https://governor.nc.gov/documents/files/eo195-easing-restrictions/open","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":3216383,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NC","url":"/library/NC-026","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NC-026","citation":"Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 195 (Feb. 24, 2021) (Ex. NC-026)","stateName":"North Carolina","related":["NC-064","NC-025","NC-027","NC-038","NC-024","NC-037","NC-028","NC-036","NC-065","NC-023","NC-029"]}