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Executive Order No. 153

Restricting Late Night Service of Alcoholic Beverages

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)(2), (b)(5); 18B
Issued
2020-07-28 July 28, 2020
Effective
2020-07-31 23:00 (read as 2020-07-31)
End
2020-08-31 23:00 (extended by EO 162 to 2020-10-02; carried in EO 169 sec. 4, EO 181 (9 p.m.), EO 195 (11 p.m.); lifted 2021-03-26 by EO 204) (read as 2021-03-31)
In force
July 31, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Curfew and hoursAlcohol and bars
Addressees
  • restaurants
  • breweries, wineries and distilleries
  • private clubs
  • local governments
Functions reached
  • BA bar service
  • DR dining room hours
  • CB customer base
Collection
North Carolina NC

Operative words

shall cease the sale and service of alcoholic beverages for onsite consumption between 11:00 pm and 7:00 am... Local governments cannot set more permissive policies concerning the sale of alcoholic beverages

Enforcement

Class 2 misdemeanor; ABC Commission permit enforcement (sec. 4(D))

Notes

Sec. 3(A) permits stricter local rules; sec. 3(B) bars more permissive ones.