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- Jurisdiction
- South Carolina
- Level
- State
- Authority
- S.C. Code §§ 1-3-420, 1-3-430, 1-3-440, 25-1-440, 44-4-500; Reg. 61-25 (retail food establishments); § 1-23-370(c)
- Issued
- 2020-03-17 Mar. 17, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-18 (dine-in suspension and public-facility gathering prohibition) (read as 2020-03-18)
- End
- Dine-in suspension modified May 4, 2020 (EO 2020-31) and May 11, 2020 (EO 2020-34); § 5 gathering prohibition deleted June 11, 2020 (EO 2020-40 § 5(A)) (read as 2020-05-04)
- In force
- Mar. 18, 2020 to May 4, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
- Addressees
- all restaurants and food-service establishments
- DOR alcohol licensees
- State and local government facilities and event organizers
- DHEC
- Adjutant General
- Functions reached
- DR dining room
- BA bar service
- TO takeout (permitted)
- BQ banquets and events at public venues
- EVT events at convention centers, coliseums, arenas and civic centers owned by the State or its subdivisions
- CB customer base
- Collection
- South Carolina SC
Operative words
any and all restaurants or other food-service establishments... which prepare, produce, or otherwise offer or sell food or beverages of any kind for on-premises consumption in the State of South Carolina, shall suspend services for, and may not permit, on-premises or dine-in consumption, beginning Wednesday, March 18, 2020, and through Tuesday, March 31, 2020.... I hereby prohibit and direct the postponement, rescheduling, or cancellation, as applicable, of any organized event or public gathering scheduled to be hosted or held at any location or facility owned or operated by the State of South Carolina, or any political subdivision thereof... if any such event or gathering could or would involve or require simultaneously convening fifty (50) or more persons in a single room, area, or other confined indoor or outdoor space.
Enforcement
§ 16-7-10(A) (misdemeanor; fine not more than $100 or imprisonment not more than 30 days); DOR and SLED authorized to administer and enforce, with summary suspension of alcohol licenses under § 1-23-370(c); §§ 1-3-430, 1-3-440 injunction and mandamus
Notes
Takeout, delivery, drive-through and curbside expressly authorized; grocery, pharmacy and convenience stores excluded except for on-premises sit-down service, which was prohibited; breweries, wineries and distilleries could continue production and wholesale.
Retrieval noteExtended past March 31 by each emergency declaration (EO 2020-15, -23, -29, -35, -38, -40 § 1(H)).