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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. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-048NCDOT release, Mar. 19, 2020: new ferry schedules effective Friday, Mar. 20, 2020 on all routes (Currituck-Knotts Island three round trips; Hatteras-Ocracoke eleven departures; Cedar Island-Ocracoke and Swan Quarter-Ocracoke two or three; Cherry Branch-Minnesott and Bayview-Aurora reduced; Southport-Fort Fisher closed for construction) until further notice; Ocracoke-bound ferries closed to visitors under the Hyde County declarationN.C. Ferry System Adopts Alternate Schedules During COVID-19 OutbreakNorth Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry DivisionNorth Carolina (all NCDOT ferry routes)StateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Travel 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. MET-CLT-021Travel Advisory, updated March 23, 2020Travel Advisory - Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County (Public Health)Mecklenburg CountyCountyMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary 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. 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-040Executive Order No. 133Extending Certain Transportation-Related Provisions in Previous Executive OrdersGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateApr. 17, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-050NCDOT release, Apr. 28, 2020: 2020 contract for the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry cancelled due to COVID-19 (28,600 riders in 2019); vehicle ferries continue with passengers asked to remain in vehicles or stand six feet apartPassenger Ferry Contract Canceled for 2020 Summer SeasonNorth Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry DivisionNorth Carolina (Hatteras-Ocracoke passenger ferry, Ocracoke Express)StateApr. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantinePrimary 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. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-051NCDOT release, May 22, 2020: increased ferry service from Saturday, May 23, 2020 'due to greater expected demand and the easing of certain COVID-19 restrictions'; round trips added to Ocracoke, Cherry Branch-Minnesott and Bayview-Aurora; Currituck-Knotts Island temporarily suspended; passengers to remain in vehicles or six feet apartN.C. Ferry Service to Increase Starting SaturdayNorth Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry DivisionNorth Carolina (all NCDOT ferry routes)StateMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantinePrimary 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. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-052NCDOT release, July 2, 2020: Ocracoke Express passenger ferry resumes July 3, 2020 after final approval of Senate Bill 750; passengers limited to 96 ('about half of what the vessel's certificate of occupancy allows'); face coverings strongly encouraged; groups six feet apart; no refreshmentsOcracoke Express Passenger Ferry Set to Resume Service FridayNorth Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division (with State health officials)North Carolina (Hatteras-Ocracoke passenger ferry)StateJuly 2, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitTravel and quarantinePrimary 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-043Emergency Proclamation (prohibition of alcohol sales 11 p.m.-7 a.m.)Emergency Proclamation, City of Raleigh, July 20, 2020 - Prohibition of Alcohol SalesMayor Mary-Ann BaldwinCity of RaleighCityJuly 20, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Curfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-022Second Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation (restaurant, bar and alcohol restrictions)Second Revised and Amended Joint Proclamation of the Chairman of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners, Mayor of the City of…Chair George R. Dunlap; Mayor Vi Lyles; Mayors of Davidson, Matthews, Mint Hill (Deputy Town Manager) and Pineville; approved as to form by County Attorney Tyrone C. WadeMecklenburg County; City of Charlotte; Towns of Davidson, Matthews, Mint Hill and Pineville (Cornelius and Huntersville did not join)CountyJuly 23, 20202020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read