North Carolina Commission for Public Health (rule); administered by the Division of Public Health, NCDHHS, and local health directors, 10A NCAC 41A.0201 (Control Measures - General) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-007)
North Carolina Commission for Public Health, 15A NCAC 18A.2650 (General - Adoption by Reference): the FDA Food Code incorporated by reference as the sanitation rule for food establishments (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-013)
George Dunlap, Chair, Board of County Commissioners, and Vi Alexander Lyles, Mayor of Charlotte, with the six town mayors, Mecklenburg County and City of Charlotte Joint Proclamation of a State of Emergency (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-008)
Gibbie Harris, MSPH, BSN, Mecklenburg County Health Director, Order for Prohibiting Mass Gatherings (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-020)
UNC System Interim President William L. Roper, UNC System Updates Guidance to Constituent Institutions (March 17, 2020) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-028)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 118 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. NC-003)
Secretary of Health and Human Services Mandy Cohen, Order of Abatement of Imminent Hazard (restaurants and bars), March 17, 2020 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. NC-067)
UNC System Interim President William L. Roper, UNC System Updates Guidance to Constituent Institutions (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. SEC-27-006)
Hyde County Board of Commissioners (emergency declaration), implemented by the North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division, NCDOT release, Mar. 18, 2020: visitors not allowed on Ocracoke-bound ferries from 5:00 a.m. Mar. 19, 2020 under the Hyde County emergency declaration; visitor reservations cancelled and refunded; only residents, property owners, workers, vendors and service providers may board; county law enforcement at terminals to check identification (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-047)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division, NCDOT release, Mar. 19, 2020: new ferry schedules effective Friday, Mar. 20, 2020 on all routes (Currituck-Knotts Island three round trips; Hatteras-Ocracoke eleven departures; Cedar Island-Ocracoke and Swan Quarter-Ocracoke two or three; Cherry Branch-Minnesott and Bayview-Aurora reduced; Southport-Fort Fisher closed for construction) until further notice; Ocracoke-bound ferries closed to visitors under the Hyde County declaration (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-048)
North Carolina State Ports Authority (NC Ports), an enterprise agency of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, NC Ports 'COVID-19 Business Continuity Plans' (updates of Mar. 20 and Mar. 24, 2020): all terminals on a normal schedule; Continuity of Operations Plan implemented: access to Maritime Buildings in Wilmington and Morehead City restricted to essential personnel only; security processes modified with the Coast Guard; social distancing, avoiding unnecessary travel, remote working encouraged (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-102)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 119 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. NC-039)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 120 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. ECO-B-060)
Mecklenburg County (Public Health), Travel Advisory, updated March 23, 2020 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-021)
Gregory D. Ford, Chairman, Wake County Board of Commissioners, Proclamation of Emergency Restrictions (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-050)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 120 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-039)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 120 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. NC-004)
Chair George Dunlap, Mayor Vi Lyles and the six town mayors, in conjunction with the Emergency Management Coordinator and in consultation with the Public Health Director, Revised Joint Proclamation... Restricting Movement of All Individuals... to Stay at Their Place of Residence (Mecklenburg County Stay at Home Order) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-018)
Gregory D. Ford, Chairman, Wake County Board of Commissioners, Proclamation of Emergency Restrictions (Stay-at-Home Proclamation) dated March 26, 2020 (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-051)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 121 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. NC-005)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 121 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-011)
North Carolina Department of Revenue (Secretary Ronald G. Penny; General Counsel Andrew Kasper), DOR letter of April 9, 2020 on essential business determinations under EO 121 (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-029)
Wake County Board of Commissioners (minutes, regular meeting Apr. 20, 2020), Board of Commissioners meeting minutes recording the Chair's new proclamation extending the Stay-at-Home order to April 30, 2020 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-052)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 133 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. NC-040)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 135 (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. NC-009)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division, NCDOT release, Apr. 28, 2020: 2020 contract for the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry cancelled due to COVID-19 (28,600 riders in 2019); vehicle ferries continue with passengers asked to remain in vehicles or stand six feet apart (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-050)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 138 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. NC-010)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 141 (May 20, 2020) (Ex. NC-011)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division, NCDOT release, May 22, 2020: increased ferry service from Saturday, May 23, 2020 'due to greater expected demand and the easing of certain COVID-19 restrictions'; round trips added to Ocracoke, Cherry Branch-Minnesott and Bayview-Aurora; Currituck-Knotts Island temporarily suspended; passengers to remain in vehicles or six feet apart (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-051)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 147 (June 24, 2020) (Ex. NC-013)
General Assembly of North Carolina (ratified June 24, 2020; approved by Governor Roy Cooper July 2, 2020), Session Law 2020-89 (House Bill 118), An Act to Provide Limited Immunity from Liability for Claims Based on Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), enacting G.S. secs. 99E-70 to 99E-72 (COVID-19 Limited Immunity) (July 2, 2020) (Ex. DUT-NC-006)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division (with State health officials), NCDOT release, July 2, 2020: Ocracoke Express passenger ferry resumes July 3, 2020 after final approval of Senate Bill 750; passengers limited to 96 ('about half of what the vessel's certificate of occupancy allows'); face coverings strongly encouraged; groups six feet apart; no refreshments (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-052)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 151 (July 16, 2020) (Ex. NC-014)
Chair George R. Dunlap; Mayor Vi Lyles; Mayors of Davidson, Matthews, Mint Hill (Deputy Town Manager) and Pineville; approved as to form by County Attorney Tyrone C. Wade, Second Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation (restaurant, bar and alcohol restrictions) (July 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-022)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 155 (Aug. 5, 2020) (Ex. NC-016)
Town Manager, Town of Mint Hill (for the Mayor), Amendment by the Town of Mint Hill to Subsection vi of the Second Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation (Aug. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-013)
Stephen M. Schewel, Mayor of the City of Durham, Order of the Mayor of Durham consenting to and adopting the Tenth Amendment to the Declaration of a State of Emergency in Durham County (Safer At Home Order) dated September 4, 2020 (Sept. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-060)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 163 (Aug. 31, 2020) (Ex. NC-017)
Mayor Jack Edwards, Amendment by the Town of Pineville to Subsection VI of the Second Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation (Sept. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-014)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 169 (Sept. 30, 2020) (Ex. NC-018)
Mayor Stephen M. Schewel, Order of the Mayor of Durham consenting to and adopting the Eleventh Amendment to the Declaration of a State of Emergency in Durham County (Safer At Home Order) dated October 3, 2020 (Oct. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-061)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 130A, Article 1, secs. 130A-1 to 130A-27, including sec. 130A-2 (definitions of 'imminent hazard', 'isolation authority', 'person', 'quarantine authority'), sec. 130A-17 (right of entry), sec. 130A-18 (injunction), sec. 130A-19 (abatement of public health nuisance), sec. 130A-20 (abatement of an imminent hazard), sec. 130A-23 (suspension and revocation of permits) and sec. 130A-25 (misdemeanor) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-002)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 170 (Oct. 21, 2020) (Ex. NC-019)
Gibbie Harris, Health Director, Mecklenburg County Department of Public Health, Order of Abatement of Imminent Hazard (Oct. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-009)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 176 (Nov. 10, 2020) (Ex. NC-021)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 181 (Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. NC-023)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division, NCDOT release, Dec. 16, 2020: six employees on the Cedar Island-Ocracoke route positive; six recovering under 14-day quarantine and eleven more quarantined; Pamlico Sound service reduced Dec. 22-28, 2020 to two round trips per leg; crews and passengers required to wear face coverings (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-053)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 188 (Jan. 6, 2021) (Ex. NC-024)
Gibbie Harris, MSPH, BSN, Public Health Director, Mecklenburg County Public Health Director's Directive To Protect Mecklenburg County Residents From COVID-19 (Jan. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLT-005)
Gibbie Harris, Public Health Director, Mecklenburg County Public Health Director's Directive (revision) (Jan. 29, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLT-012)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 189 (Jan. 27, 2021) (Ex. NC-025)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 195 (Feb. 24, 2021) (Ex. NC-026)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 215 (May 14, 2021) (Ex. NC-029)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 220 (June 11, 2021) (Ex. NC-030)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 230 (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. NC-066)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division, NCDOT release, Sept. 2, 2021: five Hatteras-route employees positive and isolating for at least 14 days; Hatteras-Ocracoke round trips reduced from 60 to 44 from Sept. 3, 2021 until normal schedules can safely resume; Currituck-Knotts Island suspended Sept. 4-6, 2021; employees and passengers required to wear face coverings inside vessels and terminal facilities regardless of vaccination status per CDC and TSA requirements (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-054)
Court of Appeals of North Carolina, Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd., 2022-NCCOA-524, No. COA21-428 (N.C. Ct. App. Aug. 2, 2022) (Ex. DUT-NC-018)
Supreme Court of North Carolina, Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd., No. 280PA22 (N.C. Aug. 23, 2024), affirming 284 N.C. App. 665 (2022) (Ex. DUT-NC-017)
Supreme Court of North Carolina, North Carolina Bar and Tavern Ass'n v. Stein, No. 126PA24 (N.C. Aug. 22, 2025), on review of 293 N.C. App. 402 (2024) (Ex. DUT-NC-019)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.30 (Additional powers of the Governor during state of emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-003)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 130A-41 (Powers and duties of local health director) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-010)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 130A-248 (Regulation of food and lodging establishments) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-011)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.31 (Power of municipalities and counties to enact ordinances to deal with states of emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-012)
