| Ex. NC-002 | Executive Order No. 117Prohibiting Mass Gatherings and Directing the Statewide Closure of K-12 Public Schools to Limit the Spread of COVID-19 | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Mar. 14, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Gathering capSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. ECO-B-059 | Executive Order No. 117Prohibiting Mass Gatherings and Directing the Statewide Closure of K-12 Public Schools to Limit the Spread of COVID-19 | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Mar. 14, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Gathering capSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-27-006 | UNC 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. Roper | North Carolina (UNC System; sixteen constituent institutions)State | Mar. 17, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Business closureGathering capSchools and child care | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-102 | NC 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 Transportation | North Carolina (Ports of Wilmington and Morehead City; Charlotte Inland Port)State | Mar. 20, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesSupply chain | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-039 | Executive Order No. 119Facilitating Critical Motor Vehicle Operations and Delegating Authority to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to… | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Mar. 20, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Travel and quarantineSchools and child careCourts and public officesSupply chain | Primary source read | |
| Ex. ECO-B-060 | Executive Order No. 120Additional Limitations on Mass Gatherings, Restrictions on Venues and Long Term Care Facilities, and Extension of School Closure Date | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Mar. 23, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-04-039 | Executive Order No. 120Additional Limitations on Mass Gatherings, Restrictions on Venues and Long Term Care Facilities, and Extension of School Closure Date | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Mar. 23, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-004 | Executive Order No. 120Additional Limitations on Mass Gatherings, Restrictions on Venues and Long Term Care Facilities, and Extension of School Closure Date | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Mar. 23, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-005 | Executive Order No. 121Stay at Home Order and Strategic Directions for North Carolina in Response to Increasing COVID-19 Cases | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Mar. 27, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantine | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-16-011 | Executive Order No. 121Stay at Home Order and Strategic Directions for North Carolina in Response to Increasing COVID-19 Cases | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Mar. 27, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering cap | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-007 | Executive Order No. 130Meeting North Carolina's Health and Human Services Needs | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Apr. 8, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Schools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-034 | S.L. 2020-3, secs. 2.10, 2.11, 4.7COVID-19 Recovery Act (remote instruction for 2019-20; Remote Instruction Plans for 2020-21; DMV credential deadline extensions) | General Assembly of North Carolina | North CarolinaState | May 4, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4 | Schools and child careCourts and public officesOther | 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. NC-041 | Executive Order No. 139Meeting North Carolina's Health and Human Services Needs (public health, Medicaid, child care and licensing provisions) | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | May 12, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Schools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rules | 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-033 | S.L. 2021-4An Act to Provide Access to In-Person Learning for Students in North Carolina | General Assembly of North Carolina | North CarolinaState | Mar. 11, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Schools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-029 | Executive Order No. 215Lifting Certain COVID-19 Restrictions and Continuing Face Covering Requirements in Certain Settings | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | May 14, 2021 | 2021 Q2 | Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-030 | Executive Order No. 220Extension of Executive Order No. 215 (face covering requirements in certain settings) | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | June 11, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-031 | Executive Order No. 224Implementing Measures to Address COVID-19 and Related Variants | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | July 29, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-032 | S.L. 2021-130, sec. 10An Act to Make Various Changes to Education Laws (Part X, Local Face Covering Policies) | General Assembly of North Carolina | North CarolinaState | Aug. 30, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-060 | Executive Order No. 234Providing Flexibility in Certain Health Assessments and Immunization Requirements Due to Impacts of the Pandemic | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Sept. 24, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Schools and child care | Primary source read | |