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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. MET-CLT-005Mecklenburg County Public Health Director's Directive To Protect Mecklenburg County Residents From COVID-19Public Health Director's Directive (stay home; virtual work; 10 p.m.-5 a.m.; gatherings)Gibbie Harris, MSPH, BSN, Public Health DirectorMecklenburg CountyCountyJan. 12, 20212021 Q1Stay-at-homeTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-010N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 130A-41 (Powers and duties of local health director)Powers and duties of local health director: investigation of communicable disease; quarantine and isolation authority; abatement of…General Assembly of North CarolinaNorth CarolinaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-012Mecklenburg County Public Health Director's Directive (revision)Public Health Director's Directive - revised (replaces the Jan. 12 Directive)Gibbie Harris, Public Health DirectorMecklenburg CountyCountyJan. 29, 20212021 Q1Stay-at-homeTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-009Order of Abatement of Imminent HazardDeclaration and Order of Abatement of Imminent Hazard - United House of Prayer for All PeopleGibbie Harris, Health Director, Mecklenburg County Department of Public HealthMecklenburg County (all United House of Prayer for All People facilities)CountyOct. 23, 20202020 Q4Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-020Order for Prohibiting Mass GatheringsOrder for Prohibiting Mass Gatherings (COVID-19)Gibbie Harris, MSPH, BSN, Mecklenburg County Health DirectorMecklenburg CountyCountyMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-018Revised Joint Proclamation... Restricting Movement of All Individuals... to Stay at Their Place of Residence (Mecklenburg County Stay at Home Order)Revised Joint Proclamation restricting movement of all individuals to stay at their place of residence except for essential services…Chair George Dunlap, Mayor Vi Lyles and the six town mayors, in conjunction with the Emergency Management Coordinator and in consultation with the Public Health DirectorMecklenburg County; City of Charlotte; Towns of Matthews, Pineville, Mint Hill, Davidson, Huntersville and CorneliusCountyMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary 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. MET-CLT-008Mecklenburg County and City of Charlotte Joint Proclamation of a State of EmergencyJoint Proclamation of a State of Emergency (COVID-19)George Dunlap, Chair, Board of County Commissioners, and Vi Alexander Lyles, Mayor of Charlotte, with the six town mayorsMecklenburg County; City of Charlotte; Towns of Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill and PinevilleCountyMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. NC-067Order of Abatement of Imminent Hazard (restaurants and bars), March 17, 2020Abatement order requiring restaurants and bars to limit food and beverage sales to carry-out, drive-through and deliverySecretary of Health and Human Services Mandy CohenNorth CarolinaSector regulatorMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-NC-011N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 130A-248 (Regulation of food and lodging establishments)Regulation of food and lodging establishments: Commission sanitation rules; no operation without a permit; permit conditioned on compliance…General Assembly of North CarolinaNorth CarolinaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-017Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd., No. 280PA22 (N.C. Aug. 23, 2024), affirming 284 N.C. App. 665 (2022)Opinion: the June 8, 2020 NCDHHS abatement order closing Ace Speedway as an 'imminent hazard' for hosting gatherings above the EO 141 limit…Supreme Court of North CarolinaNorth CarolinaCourtAug. 23, 2024Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-019Mecklenburg County Stay at Home Order - Frequently Asked QuestionsStay at Home Order FAQMecklenburg CountyMecklenburg CountyCountyMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homePrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-063Minutes recording the Mayor's update: local Stay at Home Order extended through June 1, 2020; Safer at Home Order to follow; face coverings continue; outdoor gatherings limited to 10Durham City Council Work Session Minutes, May 21, 2020Durham City Council (work session minutes, May 21, 2020)City of DurhamCityMay 21, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
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. 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. NC-023Executive Order No. 181Implementing a Modified Stay at Home Order and Requiring Night-Time Business ClosuresGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateDec. 8, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursAlcohol 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

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