The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- North Carolina
- Level
- State
- Authority
- N.C. Gen. Stat. 166A-19.30(c), 166A-19.31(b)(2); 130A-20(a) (Secretary's abatement order); 130A-145(a) (State Health Director quarantine and isolation authority)
- Issued
- 2020-03-17 Mar. 17, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-17 17:00 (read as 2020-03-17)
- End
- 2020-03-31 by its terms; continued by EO 121 sec. 2(H) and EO 138; dine-in reopened 2020-05-22 (EO 141); bars indoor reopened 2021-02-26 (EO 195) (read as 2020-06-30)
- In force
- Mar. 17, 2020 to June 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureAlcohol and bars
- Addressees
- restaurants
- bars
- private clubs
- food courts
- Functions reached
- DR dining room
- BA bar service
- BQ banquets
- CB customer base
- Collection
- North Carolina NC
Operative words
restaurants are restricted to carry-out, drive-through, delivery, and onsite consumption in outdoor seating areas, subject to mass gathering restrictions to create an environment where staff and patrons maintain social distancing (at least 6 feet from other people) whenever possible. Bars are directed to close. These restrictions are effective as of 5:00pm, Tuesday, March 17, 2020 until March 31, 2020, or until this Order is rescinded or replaced.
Enforcement
Sec. 1(a)(vi): direction to State and local law enforcement under 166A-19.30(a)(2); Class 2 misdemeanor under 14-288.20A; Secretary's abatement order under 130A-20(a) (NC-067)
Notes
Sec. 1(b) defines restaurants to include cafeterias, food halls, dining halls, kiosks at airports and shopping centers, educational institutions' food courts, and private or members-only clubs. Sec. 2 broadens unemployment insurance.
Retrieval notePages 1-3 read visually.