| Ex. NC-001 | Executive Order No. 116Declaration of a State of Emergency to Coordinate Response and Protective Actions to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 | Governor Roy Cooper | North CarolinaState | Mar. 10, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declaration | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-CLT-008 | Mecklenburg 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 mayors | Mecklenburg County; City of Charlotte; Towns of Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill and PinevilleCounty | Mar. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantine | 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. 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. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-047 | NCDOT 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 19 | Hyde County Board of Commissioners (emergency declaration), implemented by the North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division | North Carolina (Hyde County; Ocracoke Island; Swan Quarter-Ocracoke and Cedar Island-Ocracoke ferry routes)County | Mar. 18, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Emergency declarationTravel and quarantine | 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. MET-CLT-030 | Media 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)County | June 10, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q3 | Emergency declarationFace-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-CLT-011 | Amended 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 Director | Mecklenburg County; City of Charlotte; Town of MatthewsCounty | July 7, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace 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. MET-CLT-060 | Order 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 Order | Stephen M. Schewel, Mayor of the City of Durham | City of Durham (portions within Durham County)City | Sept. 3, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q4 | Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-CLT-061 | Order 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 Order | Mayor Stephen M. Schewel | City of Durham (portions within Durham County)City | Oct. 3, 2020 | 2020 Q4 | Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement | 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. MET-CLT-044 | Declaration of End of City COVID-19 OrdersDeclaration of End of City COVID-19 Orders, City of Raleigh, February 26, 2021 | Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin | City of RaleighCity | Feb. 26, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementAlcohol and bars | 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. MET-CLT-016 | Second and Revised Amended Proclamation (county website copy)Amended Face Coverings Proclamation (June 1, 2021) | Chair, Board of County Commissioners | Mecklenburg CountyCounty | June 1, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-CLT-037 | Second and Revised Amended Proclamation (adopting EO 215)Second and Revised Amended Proclamation of the Chairman and Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners | Chair, Board of County Commissioners, in consultation with the Public Health Director and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management Director | Mecklenburg CountyCounty | June 1, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |