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Ex. SEC-06-019 Order Primary source read

Executive Order No. 2020-19

Lodging and Travel Restrictions for Individuals Entering South Carolina from High-Risk Areas

Governor Henry McMaster · South Carolina (State)

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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; enforcement under 16-7-10(A)
Issued
2020-04-03 Apr. 3, 2020
Effective
2020-04-03 5:00 p.m. (read as 2020-04-03)
End
Rescinded May 1, 2020 (Executive Order No. 2020-30, SC-017) (read as 2020-05-01)
In force
Apr. 3, 2020 to May 1, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • all individuals, entities or establishments providing short-term rentals, vacation rentals or other lodging accommodations
  • individuals from CDC-advisory areas
Functions reached
  • LG reservations and bookings barred by guest origin
  • TV
  • GS
  • HK
  • CB Northeast leisure market
Collection
Hotels, Travel and Tourism SEC-06

Operative words

I hereby order and direct that effective Friday, April 3, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., any and all individuals, entities, or establishments engaged in the provision of short-term rentals, vacation rentals, or other lodging accommodations or operations in exchange for consideration (collectively 'Lodging'), as set forth below, in the State of South Carolina are prohibited from making or accepting new reservations or bookings from or for individuals residing in or travelling from any country, state, municipality, or other geographic area identified by the CDC... as a location with extensive community transmission of COVID-19, to include the Tri-State Area (consisting of the States of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut).... For purposes of this Section, Lodging shall include the following: 1. A 'lodging establishment,' as defined by section 45-2-20(2) of the South Carolina Code of Laws... to mean 'a hotel, motel, villa, condominium, inn, tourist court, tourist camp, campground, bed and breakfast, residence, or any place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are furnished to transients for a consideration'

Enforcement

S.C. Code 16-7-10(A) (misdemeanor: fine up to $100 or 30 days); s. 2 authorizes all law enforcement officers to enforce; s. 3 preempts local lodging ordinances

Notes

Scanned; read by Windows OCR (pp. 6-8). Exceptions for commercial drivers transporting essential goods and for emergency, health and infrastructure responders (s. 1(D)); s. 1(E) clarifies EO 2020-14's quarantine for the same classes.

Retrieval note

Same instrument as SC-012. OCR text; spot-check quotations against the scan.