| Ex. NC-008 | Executive Order No. 131Additional Limitations on Retail Establishments; Long Term Care Facility Requirements; and Unemployment Insurance Provisions | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Apr. 9, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Capacity limitHealth care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-009 | Executive Order No. 135Extension of Executive Orders 118, 120, 121, and 131 (Stay at Home Order extended) | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Apr. 23, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering cap | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-010 | Executive Order No. 138Easing Restrictions on Travel, Business Operations, and Mass Gatherings: Phase 1 | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | May 5, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and bars | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-16-012 | Executive Order No. 138Easing Restrictions on Travel, Business Operations, and Mass Gatherings: Phase 1 | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | May 5, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering cap | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-011 | Executive Order No. 141Easing Restrictions on Travel, Business Operations, and Mass Gatherings: Phase 2 | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | May 20, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q3 | Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and bars | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-013 | Executive Order No. 147Extension of Phase 2 Order and New Measures to Save Lives in the COVID-19 Pandemic (statewide face coverings) | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | June 24, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-20-044 | Executive Order No. 147Extension of Phase 2 Order and New Interim Measures to Save Lives in the COVID-19 Pandemic (face coverings) | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | June 24, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-052 | NCDOT 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 Friday | North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division (with State health officials) | North Carolina (Hatteras-Ocracoke passenger ferry)State | July 2, 2020 | 2020 Q3 | Capacity limitTravel and quarantine | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-014 | Executive Order No. 151Extension of Phase 2 Order | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | July 16, 2020 | 2020 Q3 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-076 | N.C. State Fair statement, 'N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020' (fair dates Oct. 15-25, 2020 cancelled; livestock and horse shows held separately under NCDHHS recommendations), as captured Sept. 3, 2020N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020 | N.C. State Fair, NCDA&CS (Commissioner Steve Troxler) | North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, N.C. State Fair (State agency)State | July 29, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q4 | Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. NC-016 | Executive Order No. 155Extension of Phase 2 Order | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Aug. 5, 2020 | 2020 Q3 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-017 | Executive Order No. 163Extension of Phase 2 Order with Modifications: Phase 2.5 | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Aug. 31, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q4 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and bars | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-018 | Executive Order No. 169Easing Restrictions: Phase 3 | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Sept. 30, 2020 | 2020 Q4 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-019 | Executive Order No. 170Extension of Phase 3 Order | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Oct. 21, 2020 | 2020 Q4 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and bars | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-021 | Executive Order No. 176Extension of Phase 3 Order with Reduced Indoor Mass Gathering Limit | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Nov. 10, 2020 | 2020 Q4 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-022 | Executive Order No. 180Additional Face Covering Requirements and Extension of Phase 3 | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Nov. 23, 2020 | 2020 Q4 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-023 | Executive Order No. 181Implementing a Modified Stay at Home Order and Requiring Night-Time Business Closures | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Dec. 8, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-024 | Executive Order No. 188Extension of the Modified Stay at Home Order | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Jan. 6, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-025 | Executive Order No. 189Further Extension of the Modified Stay at Home Order | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Jan. 27, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-026 | Executive Order No. 195Lifting the Modified Stay at Home Order and Easing Certain COVID-19 Restrictions | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Feb. 24, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and bars | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-027 | Executive Order No. 204Further Easing of COVID-19 Restrictions | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Mar. 23, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-028 | Executive Order No. 209Easing Statewide Restrictions | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Apr. 28, 2021 | 2021 Q2 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement | Primary source read | |