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Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-028UNC System Updates Guidance to Constituent Institutions (March 17, 2020)System guidance moving all constituent institutions to remote instruction for the remainder of the spring 2020 semester and reducing campus…UNC System Interim President William L. RoperUniversity of North Carolina System (Board of Governors; sixteen constituent institutions); State levelStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NC-003Executive Order No. 118Limiting Operations of Restaurants and Bars and Broadening Unemployment Insurance Benefits in Response to COVID-19Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-27-006UNC System Updates Guidance to Constituent Institutions (Mar. 17, 2020)Systemwide move to remote instruction for the remainder of the spring 2020 semester; reduced campus operations; students directed not to…UNC System Interim President William L. RoperNorth Carolina (UNC System; sixteen constituent institutions)StateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-102NC Ports 'COVID-19 Business Continuity Plans' (updates of Mar. 20 and Mar. 24, 2020): all terminals on a normal schedule; Continuity of Operations Plan implemented: access to Maritime Buildings in Wilmington and Morehead City restricted to essential personnel only; security processes modified with the Coast Guard; social distancing, avoiding unnecessary travel, remote working encouragedCOVID-19 Business Continuity Plans - Operating Status; Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) (Maritime Buildings restricted to essential…North Carolina State Ports Authority (NC Ports), an enterprise agency of the North Carolina Department of TransportationNorth Carolina (Ports of Wilmington and Morehead City; Charlotte Inland Port)StateMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-060Executive Order No. 120Additional Limitations on Mass Gatherings, Restrictions on Venues and Long Term Care Facilities, and Extension of School Closure DateGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-04-039Executive Order No. 120Additional Limitations on Mass Gatherings, Restrictions on Venues and Long Term Care Facilities, and Extension of School Closure DateGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. NC-004Executive Order No. 120Additional Limitations on Mass Gatherings, Restrictions on Venues and Long Term Care Facilities, and Extension of School Closure DateGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. NC-005Executive Order No. 121Stay at Home Order and Strategic Directions for North Carolina in Response to Increasing COVID-19 CasesGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-011Executive Order No. 121Stay at Home Order and Strategic Directions for North Carolina in Response to Increasing COVID-19 CasesGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-029DOR letter of April 9, 2020 on essential business determinations under EO 121Essential Business Clarification - NC Department of Revenue to NCACCNorth Carolina Department of Revenue (Secretary Ronald G. Penny; General Counsel Andrew Kasper)North Carolina (letter to the N.C. Association of County Commissioners)StateApr. 9, 20202020 Q2Business closureOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NC-008Executive Order No. 131Additional Limitations on Retail Establishments; Long Term Care Facility Requirements; and Unemployment Insurance ProvisionsGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateApr. 9, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. NC-009Executive Order No. 135Extension of Executive Orders 118, 120, 121, and 131 (Stay at Home Order extended)Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateApr. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. NC-010Executive Order No. 138Easing Restrictions on Travel, Business Operations, and Mass Gatherings: Phase 1Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMay 5, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-012Executive Order No. 138Easing Restrictions on Travel, Business Operations, and Mass Gatherings: Phase 1Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMay 5, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. NC-011Executive Order No. 141Easing Restrictions on Travel, Business Operations, and Mass Gatherings: Phase 2Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMay 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. NC-013Executive Order No. 147Extension of Phase 2 Order and New Measures to Save Lives in the COVID-19 Pandemic (statewide face coverings)Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateJune 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-20-044Executive Order No. 147Extension of Phase 2 Order and New Interim Measures to Save Lives in the COVID-19 Pandemic (face coverings)Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateJune 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-052NCDOT release, July 2, 2020: Ocracoke Express passenger ferry resumes July 3, 2020 after final approval of Senate Bill 750; passengers limited to 96 ('about half of what the vessel's certificate of occupancy allows'); face coverings strongly encouraged; groups six feet apart; no refreshmentsOcracoke Express Passenger Ferry Set to Resume Service FridayNorth Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division (with State health officials)North Carolina (Hatteras-Ocracoke passenger ferry)StateJuly 2, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. NC-014Executive Order No. 151Extension of Phase 2 OrderGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateJuly 16, 20202020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. NC-016Executive Order No. 155Extension of Phase 2 OrderGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateAug. 5, 20202020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. NC-017Executive Order No. 163Extension of Phase 2 Order with Modifications: Phase 2.5Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateAug. 31, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. NC-018Executive Order No. 169Easing Restrictions: Phase 3Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateSept. 30, 20202020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-002N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 130A, Article 1, secs. 130A-1 to 130A-27, including sec. 130A-2 (definitions of 'imminent hazard', 'isolation authority', 'person', 'quarantine authority'), sec. 130A-17 (right of entry), sec. 130A-18 (injunction), sec. 130A-19 (abatement of public health nuisance), sec. 130A-20 (abatement of an imminent hazard), sec. 130A-23 (suspension and revocation of permits) and sec. 130A-25 (misdemeanor)Public Health: definitions, enforcement, nuisance and imminent-hazard abatement, permits, criminal penaltyGeneral Assembly of North CarolinaNorth CarolinaStateOct. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. NC-019Executive Order No. 170Extension of Phase 3 OrderGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateOct. 21, 20202020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. NC-021Executive Order No. 176Extension of Phase 3 Order with Reduced Indoor Mass Gathering LimitGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateNov. 10, 20202020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read

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