The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- South Carolina
- Level
- State
- Authority
- S.C. Code §§ 1-3-420, 1-3-430, 1-3-440, 16-7-10, 25-1-440, 44-4-100 et seq.
- Issued
- 2020-03-31 Mar. 31, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-01 5:00 p.m. (read as 2020-04-01)
- End
- Superseded, rescinded and replaced by EO 2020-18 (Apr. 3, 2020), which re-ordered the same closures (read as 2020-04-03)
- In force
- Apr. 1, 2020 to Apr. 3, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureTelework mandateEvents and venues
- Addressees
- night clubs, bowling alleys, arcades, concert venues, theaters, auditoriums, performing arts centers, tourist attractions (museums, aquariums, planetariums), racetracks, indoor children's play areas, adult entertainment venues, bingo halls, social-club venues
- fitness centers and gyms, spas and pools, group exercise studios, spectator sports, close-contact sports, shared-equipment activities, playgrounds
- barber shops, hair, waxing, threading and nail salons, body-art and tattoo, tanning, massage
- Department of Commerce
- all businesses (telework and curbside encouraged)
- Functions reached
- FC facilities
- CL classes
- PE performances and cinemas
- SP sports
- AM amusement
- SL salon and barber services
- MK events
- CB customer base
- Collection
- South Carolina SC
Operative words
effective Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., the following 'non-essential' businesses, venues, facilities, services, and activities shall be closed to non-employees and shall not be open for access or use by the public--to include members, if access or use is ordinarily restricted to or based on membership--or shall not take place, as applicable
Enforcement
§ 3: § 16-7-10(A) misdemeanor ($100 / 30 days); § 1-3-440(4) injunction and mandamus; DHEC Emergency Health Powers Act; Department of Commerce 'clarification and provisional determination' process for whether a business is 'non-essential'
Notes
§ 2(F): 'businesses and organizations are also encouraged to utilize telecommuting or work-from-home options for employees and to provide alternate means of purchasing and delivering products and services.' Licensed child-care facilities excepted from the indoor-play-area closure.