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Executive Order No. 181

Implementing a Modified Stay at Home Order and Requiring Night-Time Business Closures

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)(1) (curfew), (b)(2), (b)(5)
Issued
2020-12-08 Dec. 8, 2020
Effective
2020-12-11 17:00 (read as 2020-12-11)
End
2021-01-08 17:00 by its terms; extended by EO 188 (to Jan. 29) and EO 189 (to Feb. 28); lifted 2021-02-26 17:00 by EO 195 (read as 2021-01-08)
In force
Dec. 11, 2020 to Jan. 8, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars
Addressees
  • all North Carolinians
  • all businesses open to the public
  • bars
  • restaurants
  • entertainment venues
  • retail
Functions reached
  • CB customer base (night-time stay-home)
  • DR dining hours
  • BA bar service (indoor closed; 9 p.m. cut-off)
  • PE and FC venues 30%
  • GATH 10/50
  • TR night travel
  • OF offices (work from home recommended)
Collection
North Carolina NC

Operative words

all North Carolinians are required to stay at home and travel only for work or to obtain essential goods or services during the hours of 10:00 PM and 5:00 AM each day... 3.17. Closure No Later than 10:00 PM. [Businesses covered by Section] 3 must close their premises to the public no later than 10:00 PM and may not reopen [before 5:00 AM] on the following morning, except for the facilities within Subsection 3.3 (child care facilities), Subsection 3.4 (children's overnight camps), Subsection 3.6 (government operations), Subsection 3.7 (health care settings), Subsection 3.15 (transportation), and Subsection 3.16 (workplaces in agriculture, construction, and manufacturing)... [establishments shall not sell or serve alcoholic beverages for onsite] consumption between 9:00 pm and 7:00 am

Enforcement

Sec. 12: Class 2 misdemeanor under 166A-19.30(d) and 14-288.20A

Notes

Recital: 'all North Carolinians are recommended to stay at home and work from home'; grocery retail exempt from the closure; gyms and entertainment at 30% categories continued from EO 169/176/180.