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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-002Executive Order No. 117Prohibiting Mass Gatherings and Directing the Statewide Closure of K-12 Public Schools to Limit the Spread of COVID-19Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-059Executive Order No. 117Prohibiting Mass Gatherings and Directing the Statewide Closure of K-12 Public Schools to Limit the Spread of COVID-19Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary 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. SEC-27-006UNC System Updates Guidance to Constituent Institutions (Mar. 17, 2020)Systemwide move to remote instruction for the remainder of the spring 2020 semester; reduced campus operations; students directed not to…UNC System Interim President William L. RoperNorth Carolina (UNC System; sixteen constituent institutions)StateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
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. ECO-B-060Executive 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 ordersPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-04-039Executive 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 ordersPrimary 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. 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-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. MET-CLT-051Proclamation of Emergency Restrictions (Stay-at-Home Proclamation) dated March 26, 2020Proclamation of Emergency Restrictions by the Chairman of the Wake County Board of Commissioners (stay at home)Gregory D. Ford, Chairman, Wake County Board of CommissionersWake County, including by consent the City of Raleigh and the eleven Wake towns, and the Wake portions of the City of Durham and the Towns of Angier and ClaytonCountyMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary 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. SEC-16-011Executive 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 capPrimary 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. NC-007Executive Order No. 130Meeting North Carolina's Health and Human Services NeedsGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Schools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-052Board of Commissioners meeting minutes recording the Chair's new proclamation extending the Stay-at-Home order to April 30, 2020Wake County Board of Commissioners Minutes, April 20, 2020Wake County Board of Commissioners (minutes, regular meeting Apr. 20, 2020)Wake CountyCountyApr. 20, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closurePrimary source read
Ex. NC-009Executive Order No. 135Extension of Executive Orders 118, 120, 121, and 131 (Stay at Home Order extended)Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateApr. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-053Board minutes recording expiration of the Stay-at-Home order on April 30, 2020Wake County Board of Commissioners Minutes, April 30, 2020Wake County Board of Commissioners (minutes, special work session Apr. 30, 2020)Wake CountyCountyApr. 30, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homePrimary 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-010Executive Order No. 138Easing Restrictions on Travel, Business Operations, and Mass Gatherings: Phase 1Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMay 5, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol 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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