The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- South Carolina
- Level
- State
- Authority
- S.C. Code §§ 1-3-410 to -440, 16-7-10, 25-1-440, 44-4-100 et seq., 61-6-4160, 1-23-370(c); Reg. 61-25
- Issued
- 2020-08-02 Aug. 2, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-08-03 5:00 p.m. (face coverings, restaurants, gatherings); alcohol restriction continuing (read as 2020-08-03)
- End
- 2020-10-02 (superseded, rescinded and replaced by EO 2020-63, which restated it with the restaurant capacity cap removed) (read as 2020-10-02)
- In force
- Aug. 3, 2020 to Oct. 2, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all restaurants and food-service establishments and their employees, customers, suppliers and vendors
- every 'Gathering' venue: festivals, parades, concerts, theaters, stadiums, arenas, coliseums, auditoriums, grandstands, event venues, dance halls, concert halls, amphitheaters, gymnasiums, chambers, assemblies, nightclubs, performing arts centers, parks, racetracks and similar venues
- individuals in State government offices, buildings and facilities
- alcohol licensees
- State agencies and non-essential State employees
- Department of Commerce
- counties and municipalities
- Functions reached
- DR dining room (50 percent, 8 per table)
- BA bar (no congregating; 11:00 p.m.)
- BQ banquets and catered events (Gathering cap)
- PE performances, theaters, concerts
- SP stadiums and arenas
- MC meetings and conventions
- EVT festivals and parades
- OF State offices (telework)
- CB customers under mask condition
- Collection
- South Carolina SC
Operative words
effective Monday, August 3, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., individuals shall wear a Face Covering in state government offices, buildings, and facilities... Restaurants shall require that all employees, customers, patrons, suppliers, vendors, and other visitors wear Face Coverings... except while actively engaged in eating or drinking... Restaurants shall not permit the number of customers and patrons receiving indoor, dine-in service on the Restaurant's premises at any given time to exceed fifty percent (50%) of the Restaurant's occupancy limit as determined by the fire marshal... Restaurants shall limit seating at each table to no more than eight (8) customers... [Gatherings:] The total number of employees, customers, patrons, suppliers, vendors, visitors, or other persons present for or in attendance at the Gathering shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the location's occupancy limit as determined by the fire marshal, if applicable, or two hundred fifty (250) persons, whichever is less.... All employees, customers, patrons, suppliers, vendors, visitors, or other persons in attendance at the Gathering shall wear a Face Covering... as a condition of entry or participation.... all non-essential employees and staff of the State of South Carolina... shall not report to work, physically or in-person, until further notice.
Enforcement
§ 14: § 16-7-10 dispersal and misdemeanor ($100 / 30 days); § 1-3-440(4); DHEC; § 3(D) law enforcement 'authorize[d] and encourage[d]' to enforce restaurant rules; § 5(E) DOR summary license suspension; § 15(C) preemption of conflicting local rules; § 4(D)-(F) Department of Commerce exception process ([email protected])
Notes
§ 4(C) excluded religious services, normal school and higher-education operations, and CISA critical-infrastructure operations from 'Gathering.' § 2(A) 'urge[d] counties and municipalities... to enact or implement' face-covering ordinances. § 8 continued curbside beer and wine.
Retrieval noteThe instrument a litigator puts first for 2020 Q3 and Q4: mandatory, statewide, enforced by license suspension and misdemeanor.