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ExhibitInstrumentIssuerJurisdictionIssuedQuartersLimitationsGradeFile
Ex. SC-039Restriction of visitation to nursing homes and assisted living facilities (directive to DHEC)Nursing-home and assisted-living visitation restrictionSouth Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), acting under the Governor's directiveSouth CarolinaSector regulatorMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-022SCDC COVID-19 Action Plan (Phase Two), Mar. 16, 2020Visitation suspended 30 days; all inmate facility transfers suspended 30 days; all work release and labor crews suspended 14 days; official…South Carolina Department of Corrections (Director Bryan P. Stirling), after coordination with DHEC and the Governor's OfficeSouth Carolina Department of Corrections; State levelStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SC-004Executive Order No. 2020-11Additional Emergency Measures and Regulatory Relief re COVID-19Governor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Telework mandateHealth care ordersCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SC-005Executive Order No. 2020-12Regulatory Flexibility to Facilitate Social DistancingGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Alcohol and barsOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SC-006Executive Order No. 2020-13Authorizing Law Enforcement to Maintain Order, Ensure Public Safety, and Preserve Public Health During the State of EmergencyGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SC-038Local stay-at-home ordinances (Columbia and Charleston, adopted Mar. 26, 2020, effective before the State's Home or Work Order of Apr. 7) and local face-covering ordinances (Greenville from June 22-23, 2020; Charleston from July 1, 2020; Columbia, Richland County, Charleston County, Myrtle Beach and Horry County from July 2020), renewed every sixty daysEmergency ordinances requiring face coverings in retail, grocery, pharmacy and food-service settings; municipal stay-at-home ordinancescity and county councils (emergency ordinances under S.C. Code §§ 4-9-130 and 5-7-250)City of Columbia; City of Charleston; City of Greenville; Richland County; Charleston County; City of Myrtle Beach; Horry County; Town of Lexington; City of North Myrtle Beach (principal local instruments)CityMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SC-011Executive Order No. 2020-18Closure of Additional Non-Essential Businesses, Venues, Facilities, Services, and Activities for Public UseGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateApr. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-048Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended April 22, 2020) (2020-04-22-01)Amended statewide trial-court operations orderSupreme Court of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaCourtApr. 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-050Supreme Court Order 2020-05-01-01 (May 1, 2020)Attorney supervision of real estate closings by video conference during the emergencySupreme Court of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaCourtMay 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SC-019Executive Order No. 2020-34Authorization of Limited Indoor Dining Services and Rescission of Boating RestrictionsGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMay 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitPrimary source read
Ex. SC-049Order re Statewide Evictions and Foreclosures (2020-04-30-02)Resumption of evictions and foreclosures May 15, 2020 with CARES Act certificationChief Justice Donald W. BeattySouth CarolinaCourtApr. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-051Order re Use of Personal Protective Equipment in County Court Facilities (2020-05-26-01)Right to wear PPE in county court facilities statewide; interference punishable as contemptChief Justice Donald W. BeattySouth CarolinaCourtMay 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-086Legal Notice: Pandemic Emergency Management Plan (SC Ports, 2020)Pandemic Emergency Management PlanSouth Carolina State Ports AuthoritySouth Carolina State Ports Authority (State agency; Port of Charleston, Inland Ports Greer and Dillon)StateJune 2, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SC-025Executive Order No. 2020-42State of EmergencyGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateJune 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. SC-026Executive Order No. 2020-45Temporary Restrictions Regarding Alcoholic Beverages at Restaurants, Bars, and Other Establishments After 11:00 p.m.Governor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateJuly 11, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Curfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. SC-037State of Emergency renewal chain: EO 2020-44 (July 11, 2020), 2020-48 (July 26), 2020-56 (Aug. 25), 2020-59 (Sept. 9), 2020-62 (Sept. 24), 2020-65 (Oct. 9), 2020-67 (Oct. 24), 2020-70 (Nov. 8), 2020-72 (Nov. 23), 2020-75 (Dec. 8), 2021-03 (Jan. 7, 2021), 2021-07 (Jan. 22), 2021-08 (Feb. 6), 2021-10 (Feb. 21), 2021-13 (Mar. 8), 2021-15 (Mar. 23), 2021-18 (Apr. 7), 2021-20 (Apr. 22), 2021-22 (May 7)State of Emergency (successive fifteen-day declarations)Governor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateJuly 11, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SC-063Order re Required Use of Protective Masks in County and Municipal Courthouses (2020-07-30-01)Statewide mandate requiring masks or facial coverings in every county and municipal courthouseChief Justice Donald W. BeattySouth CarolinaCourtJuly 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-027Executive Order No. 2020-50Initiating Additional Emergency Measures and Consolidating Previous OrdersGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateAug. 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-057South Carolina Department of Education Face Covering Guidelines for K-12 Public Schools (last updated Aug. 3, 2020)Face coverings required on school buses and in public school facilities for the 2020-21 school yearSouth Carolina Department of Education (Superintendent Molly M. Spearman)South CarolinaSector regulatorAug. 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-028Executive Order No. 2020-53State of EmergencyGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateAug. 10, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersPrimary source read

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