Executive Order No. 138

The record

Jurisdiction

North Carolina

Level

State

Authority

N.C. Gen. Stat. 166A-19.10, -19.30

Issued

2020-05-05 May 5, 2020

Effective

2020-05-08 5:00 p.m. (read as 2020-05-08)

End

2020-05-22 5:00 p.m. (superseded by EO 141) (read as 2020-05-22)

In force

May 8, 2020 to May 22, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering cap

Addressees

• all individuals
• places of worship

Functions reached

• WS indoor worship over 10 barred unless outdoor impossible
• EV funerals capped at 50

Collection

Religious Organizations and Nonprofits SEC-16

Operative words

Section 6. Mass Gatherings Prohibited. A. Prohibition. Mass Gatherings are prohibited. "Mass Gathering" means an event or convening that brings together more than ten (10) persons at the same time in a single space, such as an auditorium, stadium, arena, conference room, meeting hall, or any other confined indoor or outdoor space. This includes parades, fairs, and festivals. Mass Gatherings do not include gatherings for health and safety, to look for and obtain goods and services, for work, for worship, or exercise of First Amendment rights, or for receiving governmental services.... C. Outdoor meetings if possible. Because the risk of COVID-19 spread is much greater in an indoor setting, any gatherings of more than ten (10) people that are allowed under Subsection 6(A) shall take place outdoors unless impossible. D. Funerals. Notwithstanding the above, and in an effort to promote human dignity and limit suffering, Mass Gatherings at funerals are permitted for up to fifty (50) people.

Enforcement