The Record

The Orders Library

Name: The COVID Project Orders Library
Creator: The COVID Project

13,511 instruments indexed by The COVID Project: the orders of the fifty States and the District, forty metros, the federal layer and the agencies; the standing duties; the organizers' notices; the legal authorities. Filter by kind, State, limitation type, quarter and more; open the exhibit; download what you find.

Double quotes make a phrase ("stay at home"). An exhibit ID (TX-004) opens its record first.

The COVID Projectcovidproject.com/library

Filters:State: North Carolina Operating condition Courts and public offices Events and venues Clear all

29 instruments · showing 1–25

Sort Per page

Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-NC-007	10A NCAC 41A.0201 (Control Measures - General)Control measures for communicable diseases: APHA Control of Communicable Diseases Manual and CDC guidelines and recommended actions…	North Carolina Commission for Public Health (rule); administered by the Division of Public Health, NCDHHS, and local health directors	North CarolinaState	Mar. 1, 1988	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-013	15A NCAC 18A.2650 (General - Adoption by Reference): the FDA Food Code incorporated by reference as the sanitation rule for food establishmentsRules Governing the Food Protection and Sanitation of Food Establishments: adoption of the FDA Food Code by reference	North Carolina Commission for Public Health	North CarolinaState	Sept. 1, 2012	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. NC-049	Order of the Chief Justice, 13 March 2020 (Emergency Directives 1 and 2)Order of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina (COVID-19)	Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, Supreme Court of North Carolina	North CarolinaCourt	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-020	Order for Prohibiting Mass GatheringsOrder for Prohibiting Mass Gatherings (COVID-19)	Gibbie Harris, MSPH, BSN, Mecklenburg County Health Director	Mecklenburg CountyCounty	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. NC-050	Order of the Chief Justice, 19 March 2020Order of the Chief Justice (extension of filing deadlines and time computations)	Chief Justice Cheri Beasley	North CarolinaCourt	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	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. MET-CLT-050	Proclamation of Emergency RestrictionsProclamation of Emergency Restrictions by the Chairman of the Wake County Board of Commissioners	Gregory D. Ford, Chairman, Wake County Board of Commissioners	Wake County, including by consent the City of Raleigh and the Towns of Apex, Cary, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Morrisville, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell and Zebulon, and the Wake portions of Durham, Angier and ClaytonCounty	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venues	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. MET-CLT-018	Revised 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 Director	Mecklenburg County; City of Charlotte; Towns of Matthews, Pineville, Mint Hill, Davidson, Huntersville and CorneliusCounty	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-075	Register of Deeds website notice, 'Effective Until Further Notice': access to the office limited; services by appointment only; attorneys urged to e-record (as archived April 2, 2020)Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds COVID-19 access limitation (appointment only; e-recording)	Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds Fredrick Smith	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Register of Deeds)County	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. NC-051	Order of the Chief Justice, 2 April 2020 (Emergency Directives 1-7)Order of the Chief Justice (Emergency Directives 1 through 7)	Chief Justice Cheri Beasley	North CarolinaCourt	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-043	Session Law 2020-3 (S.B. 704), COVID-19 Recovery ActAn Act to Provide Aid to North Carolinians in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Crisis	General Assembly of North Carolina (ratified May 2, 2020); signed by Governor Roy Cooper May 4, 2020	North Carolina (General Assembly; Division of Motor Vehicles; notaries)State	May 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	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. SEC-12-054	Session Law 2020-3, Part IV (Emergency Video Notarization)COVID-19 Recovery Act, Part IV: Emergency Video Notarization and Emergency Video Witnessing	General Assembly of North Carolina (S.L. 2020-3; S.B. 704)	North CarolinaState	May 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. NC-012	Executive Order No. 142Temporary Prohibitions on Evictions and Extending the Prohibition on Utility Shut-Offs	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	May 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. NC-052	Order of the Chief Justice, 21 May 2020 (Emergency Directives 9-16)Order of the Chief Justice (Emergency Directives 9 through 16; no jury trials)	Chief Justice Cheri Beasley	North CarolinaCourt	May 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-006	Session Law 2020-89 (House Bill 118), An Act to Provide Limited Immunity from Liability for Claims Based on Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), enacting G.S. secs. 99E-70 to 99E-72 (COVID-19 Limited Immunity)COVID-19 Limited Immunity: no liability absent gross negligence, willful or wanton conduct or intentional wrongdoing; duty of every person…	General Assembly of North Carolina (ratified June 24, 2020; approved by Governor Roy Cooper July 2, 2020)	North CarolinaState	July 2, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. NC-053	Order of the Chief Justice, 16 July 2020 (Emergency Directives 21 and 22)Order Issuing Emergency Directives 21 and 22 (face coverings in court facilities; jury trial resumption plans)	Chief Justice Cheri Beasley	North CarolinaCourt	July 16, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	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-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. DUT-NC-002	N.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 penalty	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState	Oct. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-009	Order of Abatement of Imminent HazardDeclaration and Order of Abatement of Imminent Hazard - United House of Prayer for All People	Gibbie Harris, Health Director, Mecklenburg County Department of Public Health	Mecklenburg County (all United House of Prayer for All People facilities)County	Oct. 23, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. NC-020	Executive Order No. 171Assisting North Carolinians at Risk of Eviction	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Oct. 28, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. NC-054	Order of the Chief Justice, 14 December 2020 (Emergency Directives 1-5, 8-15, 18, 20-22)Order Extending Emergency Directives 1-5, 8-15, 18, 20-22 (Emergency Directive 1 reinstated; jury trials paused)	Chief Justice Cheri Beasley	North CarolinaCourt	Dec. 14, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. NC-055	Modification of the 10 May 2021 Order of the Chief Justice (14 May 2021)Modification eliminating Emergency Directive 21 (face coverings)	Chief Justice Paul Newby	North CarolinaCourt	May 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read

North Carolina Commission for Public Health (rule); administered by the Division of Public Health, NCDHHS, and local health directors, 10A NCAC 41A.0201 (Control Measures - General) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-007)
North Carolina Commission for Public Health, 15A NCAC 18A.2650 (General - Adoption by Reference): the FDA Food Code incorporated by reference as the sanitation rule for food establishments (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-013)
Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, Supreme Court of North Carolina, Order of the Chief Justice, 13 March 2020 (Emergency Directives 1 and 2) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. NC-049)
Gibbie Harris, MSPH, BSN, Mecklenburg County Health Director, Order for Prohibiting Mass Gatherings (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-020)
Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, Order of the Chief Justice, 19 March 2020 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. NC-050)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 119 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. NC-039)
Gregory D. Ford, Chairman, Wake County Board of Commissioners, Proclamation of Emergency Restrictions (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-050)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 120 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. NC-004)
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 Director, Revised Joint Proclamation... Restricting Movement of All Individuals... to Stay at Their Place of Residence (Mecklenburg County Stay at Home Order) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-018)
Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds Fredrick Smith, Register of Deeds website notice, 'Effective Until Further Notice': access to the office limited; services by appointment only; attorneys urged to e-record (as archived April 2, 2020) (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-075)
Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, Order of the Chief Justice, 2 April 2020 (Emergency Directives 1-7) (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. NC-051)
General Assembly of North Carolina (ratified May 2, 2020); signed by Governor Roy Cooper May 4, 2020, Session Law 2020-3 (S.B. 704), COVID-19 Recovery Act (May 4, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-043)
General Assembly of North Carolina, S.L. 2020-3, secs. 2.10, 2.11, 4.7 (May 4, 2020) (Ex. NC-034)
General Assembly of North Carolina (S.L. 2020-3; S.B. 704), Session Law 2020-3, Part IV (Emergency Video Notarization) (May 4, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-054)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 142 (May 30, 2020) (Ex. NC-012)
Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, Order of the Chief Justice, 21 May 2020 (Emergency Directives 9-16) (May 21, 2020) (Ex. NC-052)
General Assembly of North Carolina (ratified June 24, 2020; approved by Governor Roy Cooper July 2, 2020), Session Law 2020-89 (House Bill 118), An Act to Provide Limited Immunity from Liability for Claims Based on Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), enacting G.S. secs. 99E-70 to 99E-72 (COVID-19 Limited Immunity) (July 2, 2020) (Ex. DUT-NC-006)
Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, Order of the Chief Justice, 16 July 2020 (Emergency Directives 21 and 22) (July 16, 2020) (Ex. NC-053)
N.C. State Fair, NCDA&CS (Commissioner Steve Troxler), 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, 2020 (July 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-076)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 169 (Sept. 30, 2020) (Ex. NC-018)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.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) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-002)
Gibbie Harris, Health Director, Mecklenburg County Department of Public Health, Order of Abatement of Imminent Hazard (Oct. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-009)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 171 (Oct. 28, 2020) (Ex. NC-020)
Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, Order of the Chief Justice, 14 December 2020 (Emergency Directives 1-5, 8-15, 18, 20-22) (Dec. 14, 2020) (Ex. NC-054)
Chief Justice Paul Newby, Modification of the 10 May 2021 Order of the Chief Justice (14 May 2021) (May 14, 2021) (Ex. NC-055)

The Orders Library

Results