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Ex. NC-001Executive Order No. 116Declaration of a State of Emergency to Coordinate Response and Protective Actions to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary 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-049Order 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 CarolinaNorth CarolinaCourtMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. NC-050Order of the Chief Justice, 19 March 2020Order of the Chief Justice (extension of filing deadlines and time computations)Chief Justice Cheri BeasleyNorth CarolinaCourtMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-047NCDOT release, Mar. 18, 2020: visitors not allowed on Ocracoke-bound ferries from 5:00 a.m. Mar. 19, 2020 under the Hyde County emergency declaration; visitor reservations cancelled and refunded; only residents, property owners, workers, vendors and service providers may board; county law enforcement at terminals to check identificationHyde County Restricts Visitation to Ocracoke Island Beginning March 19Hyde County Board of Commissioners (emergency declaration), implemented by the North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry DivisionNorth Carolina (Hyde County; Ocracoke Island; Swan Quarter-Ocracoke and Cedar Island-Ocracoke ferry routes)CountyMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. NC-039Executive Order No. 119Facilitating Critical Motor Vehicle Operations and Delegating Authority to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to…Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineSchools and child careCourts and public officesSupply chainPrimary 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. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-075Register 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 SmithMecklenburg County, North Carolina (Register of Deeds)CountyApr. 2, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. NC-051Order of the Chief Justice, 2 April 2020 (Emergency Directives 1-7)Order of the Chief Justice (Emergency Directives 1 through 7)Chief Justice Cheri BeasleyNorth CarolinaCourtApr. 2, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-043Session 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) CrisisGeneral Assembly of North Carolina (ratified May 2, 2020); signed by Governor Roy Cooper May 4, 2020North Carolina (General Assembly; Division of Motor Vehicles; notaries)StateMay 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NC-034S.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 CarolinaNorth CarolinaStateMay 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Schools and child careCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-12-054Session Law 2020-3, Part IV (Emergency Video Notarization)COVID-19 Recovery Act, Part IV: Emergency Video Notarization and Emergency Video WitnessingGeneral Assembly of North Carolina (S.L. 2020-3; S.B. 704)North CarolinaStateMay 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NC-012Executive Order No. 142Temporary Prohibitions on Evictions and Extending the Prohibition on Utility Shut-OffsGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMay 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NC-052Order 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 BeasleyNorth CarolinaCourtMay 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-030Media release: Orange County Extends Emergency Declaration, Mandates Face CoveringsOrange County Extends Emergency Declaration, Mandates Face Coverings (June 10, 2020)Orange County (media release quoting Chair Penny Rich and Health Director Quintana Stewart)Orange County (Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough)CountyJune 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CLT-011Amended Joint Proclamation (face coverings)Amended Joint Proclamation of the Chairman and Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners, Mayor of the City of Charlotte and Mayor of the…Chair George Dunlap; Mayor Vi Lyles; Mayor John Higdon (Matthews), in consultation with the Public Health DirectorMecklenburg County; City of Charlotte; Town of MatthewsCountyJuly 7, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. NC-053Order 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 BeasleyNorth CarolinaCourtJuly 16, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-060Order of the Mayor of Durham consenting to and adopting the Tenth Amendment to the Declaration of a State of Emergency in Durham County (Safer At Home Order) dated September 4, 2020Order of the Mayor of Durham - Tenth Amended Durham County Safer At Home OrderStephen M. Schewel, Mayor of the City of DurhamCity of Durham (portions within Durham County)CitySept. 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-061Order of the Mayor of Durham consenting to and adopting the Eleventh Amendment to the Declaration of a State of Emergency in Durham County (Safer At Home Order) dated October 3, 2020Order of the Mayor of Durham - Eleventh Amended Durham County Safer At Home OrderMayor Stephen M. SchewelCity of Durham (portions within Durham County)CityOct. 3, 20202020 Q4Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. NC-020Executive Order No. 171Assisting North Carolinians at Risk of EvictionGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateOct. 28, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NC-054Order 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 BeasleyNorth CarolinaCourtDec. 14, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-044Declaration of End of City COVID-19 OrdersDeclaration of End of City COVID-19 Orders, City of Raleigh, February 26, 2021Mayor Mary-Ann BaldwinCity of RaleighCityFeb. 26, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. NC-055Modification of the 10 May 2021 Order of the Chief Justice (14 May 2021)Modification eliminating Emergency Directive 21 (face coverings)Chief Justice Paul NewbyNorth CarolinaCourtMay 14, 20212021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-016Second and Revised Amended Proclamation (county website copy)Amended Face Coverings Proclamation (June 1, 2021)Chair, Board of County CommissionersMecklenburg CountyCountyJune 1, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-037Second and Revised Amended Proclamation (adopting EO 215)Second and Revised Amended Proclamation of the Chairman and Mecklenburg County Board of CommissionersChair, Board of County Commissioners, in consultation with the Public Health Director and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management DirectorMecklenburg CountyCountyJune 1, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read