| 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 | |
| Ex. NC-056 | Order of the Chief Justice, 4 June 2021 (effective 7 June 2021)Order Extending Emergency Directives (Emergency Directives 3 and 5 and related tools) | Chief Justice Paul Newby | North CarolinaCourt | June 4, 2021 | 2021 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-071 | S.L. 2021-47 (G.S. 7A-49.6)An Act to Make Various Changes and Technical Corrections to the Laws Governing the Administration of Justice (proceedings by audio and video… | General Assembly of North Carolina | North CarolinaState | June 18, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. NC-057 | 21 June 2021 Revocation of the 7 June 2021 Order of the Chief JusticeRevocation of the 7 June 2021 Order (no more Emergency Directives) | Chief Justice Paul Newby | North CarolinaCourt | June 21, 2021 | 2021 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |