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Executive Order No. 138

Easing Restrictions on Travel, Business Operations, and Mass Gatherings: Phase 1

Governor Roy Cooper · North Carolina (State)

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Jurisdiction
North Carolina
Level
State
Authority
N.C. Gen. Stat. 166A-19.30(c), 166A-19.31(b)
Issued
2020-05-05 May 5, 2020
Effective
2020-05-08 17:00 (read as 2020-05-08)
End
2020-05-22 17:00 (EO 141) (read as 2020-05-22)
In force
May 8, 2020 to May 22, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and bars
Addressees
  • the public
  • retail businesses
  • employers
  • bars
  • personal care businesses
  • entertainment facilities
  • schools
Functions reached
  • SF sales floor 50%
  • OF offices (telework promoted; meetings of 10)
  • BA bars closed
  • SL personal care closed
  • FC gyms and entertainment closed
  • WF workforce (schools closed)
  • GATH events
Collection
North Carolina NC

Operative words

Limit customer occupancy to not more than 50% of stated fire capacity... Continue to promote telework and limit non-essential travel whenever possible... Limit face-to-face meetings to no more than ten (10) workers... Bars are directed to not serve alcoholic beverages for onsite consumption... Mass Gatherings are prohibited. 'Mass Gathering' means an event or convening that brings together more than ten (10) persons at the same time in a single space... School facilities remain closed for in-person instruction. Consistent with Executive Orders No. 117 and 120, public school facilities are to remain closed as in-person instructional settings for students for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.

Enforcement

Class 2 misdemeanor under 166A-19.30(d) and 14-288.20A

Notes

Sec. 5 keeps personal care and grooming businesses, bars, gyms and entertainment venues closed; sec. 4(E) schools closed for the year; the Secretary's abatement order of May 4, 2020 on bars is recited (sec. 5(B)).

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