Commissioner of Insurance Mike Causey, Bulletin 20-B-04 (Mar. 10, 2020) (Ex. NC-070)
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)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division; Director Harold Thomas, NCDOT release, Mar. 16, 2020: Ferry Division 'strengthening procedures' until further notice: increased cleaning; employees required to wash hands regularly; passengers asked to remain in their vehicles for the voyage; CDC guidance posted; recital of the Governor's emergency declaration and school-closure and gathering order (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-046)
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)
Mecklenburg County (Public Health), Travel Advisory, updated March 23, 2020 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-021)
GoTriangle, GoTriangle COVID-19 Updates page (as of Aug. 8, 2020) (June 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-070)
GoRaleigh (City of Raleigh Transportation Department), GoRaleigh Related COVID-19 Information (as of Mar. 31, 2020) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-072)
GoDurham (City of Durham transit), GoDurham COVID-19 Updates page (as of Aug. 15, 2020) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-075)
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)
Commissioner of Insurance Mike Causey, Order of the Commissioner of Insurance and Bulletin 20-B-06 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. NC-043)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 121 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. NC-005)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 124 (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. NC-006)
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)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 133 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. NC-040)
Commissioner of Insurance Mike Causey, Extended Order of the Commissioner of Insurance and Bulletin 20-B-07 (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. NC-069)
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)
General Assembly of North Carolina (ratified May 2, 2020); signed by Governor Roy Cooper May 4, 2020, Session Law 2020-3 (S.B. 704), COVID-19 Recovery Act (May 4, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-043)
General Assembly of North Carolina, S.L. 2020-3, secs. 2.10, 2.11, 4.7 (May 4, 2020) (Ex. NC-034)
General Assembly of North Carolina (S.L. 2020-3; S.B. 704), Session Law 2020-3, Part IV (Emergency Video Notarization) (May 4, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-054)
North Carolina General Assembly, Session Law 2020-3 (COVID-19 Recovery Act), Part IV, s. 4.1 (Emergency Video Notarization) and s. 4.2 (Emergency Video Witnessing) (May 4, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-034)
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. 142 (May 30, 2020) (Ex. NC-012)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 142 (May 30, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-033)
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. 171 (Oct. 28, 2020) (Ex. NC-020)
CATS, CATS 'Covid Efforts' page (as of Nov. 9, 2020): face mask policy, modified schedules, rear-door exit, PPE (Ex. MET-CLT-074)
GoTriangle, GoTriangle COVID-19 Updates page (as of Dec. 22, 2020) (Nov. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-071)
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. 184 (Dec. 30, 2020) (Ex. NC-037)
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)
Gibbie Harris, Health Director, Order of Abatement of Imminent Hazard - The Encampment Site (Feb. 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLT-028)
CATS, CATS 'COVID-19 and CATS' page (as of Mar. 4, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLT-073)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 206 (Mar. 30, 2021) (Ex. NC-038)
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)
North Carolina Division of Employment Security, DES press release, 'North Carolina Reinstates Certain Unemployment Benefits Requirements' (Sept. 2, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-081)
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)
North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division, NCDOL Safety and Health Topic page, 'COVID-19' (labor.nc.gov/coronavirus): Hazard Overview, Solutions, Regulations ('Which standards apply?'), Learn More (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-014)
