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Ex. DUT-SC-001S.C. Code Ann. Title 44, Chapter 1 (Department of Health and Environmental Control), §§ 44-1-80, 44-1-100, 44-1-110, 44-1-140, 44-1-150Duties and powers as to communicable or epidemic diseases; assistance from peace and health officers; quarantine system; rules and…General Assembly of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaStateJuly 2, 20022020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-003S.C. Code Ann. Title 44, Chapter 29 (Contagious and Infectious Diseases), §§ 44-29-10, 44-29-40, 44-29-50, 44-29-200Reporting of contagious diseases; general supervision of vaccination, screening and immunization; violation of regulation a misdemeanor…General Assembly of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaStateJune 1, 20102020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutySchools and child careQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-002S.C. Code Ann. Title 44, Chapter 4, Emergency Health Powers Act, §§ 44-4-100 to 44-4-570 (in particular §§ 44-4-130, 44-4-300, 44-4-310, 44-4-500, 44-4-510, 44-4-520, 44-4-530, 44-4-540)Emergency Health Powers Act: control of property and dangerous facilities; control and treatment of infectious disease; isolation and…General Assembly of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaStateJuly 2, 20022020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. SC-003Executive Order No. 2020-10Directing Additional Emergency Measures in Response to COVID-19Governor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-038Local stay-at-home ordinances (Columbia and Charleston, adopted Mar. 26, 2020, effective before the State's Home or Work Order of Apr. 7) and local face-covering ordinances (Greenville from June 22-23, 2020; Charleston from July 1, 2020; Columbia, Richland County, Charleston County, Myrtle Beach and Horry County from July 2020), renewed every sixty daysEmergency ordinances requiring face coverings in retail, grocery, pharmacy and food-service settings; municipal stay-at-home ordinancescity and county councils (emergency ordinances under S.C. Code §§ 4-9-130 and 5-7-250)City of Columbia; City of Charleston; City of Greenville; Richland County; Charleston County; City of Myrtle Beach; Horry County; Town of Lexington; City of North Myrtle Beach (principal local instruments)CityMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-C-039Executive Order No. 2020-14Self-Quarantine for Individuals from High-Risk Areas (travelers from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and New Orleans)Governor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SC-007Executive Order No. 2020-14Required Self-Quarantine for Individuals Entering South Carolina from High-Risk AreasGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SC-010Executive Order No. 2020-17Closure of Non-Essential Businesses, Venues, Facilities, Services, and Activities for Public UseGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 31, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-011Executive Order No. 2020-18Closure of Additional Non-Essential Businesses, Venues, Facilities, Services, and Activities for Public UseGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateApr. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-049Order re Statewide Evictions and Foreclosures (2020-04-30-02)Resumption of evictions and foreclosures May 15, 2020 with CARES Act certificationChief Justice Donald W. BeattySouth CarolinaCourtApr. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-051Order re Use of Personal Protective Equipment in County Court Facilities (2020-05-26-01)Right to wear PPE in county court facilities statewide; interference punishable as contemptChief Justice Donald W. BeattySouth CarolinaCourtMay 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-086Legal Notice: Pandemic Emergency Management Plan (SC Ports, 2020)Pandemic Emergency Management PlanSouth Carolina State Ports AuthoritySouth Carolina State Ports Authority (State agency; Port of Charleston, Inland Ports Greer and Dillon)StateJune 2, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-SC-012DHEC, Interim Guidance for COVID-19 Scenarios in Businesses (July 25, 2020)Interim Guidance for COVID-19 Scenarios in Businesses: positive employee; sick but no test; close contact of a case; return-to-work criteriaSouth Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)South CarolinaStateJuly 25, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SC-063Order re Required Use of Protective Masks in County and Municipal Courthouses (2020-07-30-01)Statewide mandate requiring masks or facial coverings in every county and municipal courthouseChief Justice Donald W. BeattySouth CarolinaCourtJuly 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-027Executive Order No. 2020-50Initiating Additional Emergency Measures and Consolidating Previous OrdersGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateAug. 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-057South Carolina Department of Education Face Covering Guidelines for K-12 Public Schools (last updated Aug. 3, 2020)Face coverings required on school buses and in public school facilities for the 2020-21 school yearSouth Carolina Department of Education (Superintendent Molly M. Spearman)South CarolinaSector regulatorAug. 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-029Executive Order No. 2020-63Amending and Consolidating Emergency MeasuresGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateOct. 2, 20202020 Q4Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-030Executive Order No. 2020-73Modifying and Amending Emergency MeasuresGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateNov. 25, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-052Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended December 16, 2020) (2020-12-16-01)Winter 2020-21 amended trial-court order: masks, fever screening, 113 square feet per person, jury trials only under approved plansSupreme Court of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaCourtDec. 16, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-032Executive Order No. 2021-11Modifying and Amending Emergency MeasuresGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 1, 20212021 Q1Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. SC-053Order re In-Person Proceedings and Jury Trials in Circuit, Family, Probate, and Master-in-Equity Courts (2021-02-26-01)Resumption of in-person proceedings March 15, 2021 and jury trials April 5, 2021 under safety plansChief Justice Donald W. BeattySouth CarolinaCourtFeb. 26, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-035Executive Order No. 2021-23Emergency Measures Regarding Face Coverings, Vaccine Passports, and Other MattersGovernor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMay 11, 20212021 Q2Telework mandateFace-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SC-054Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended June 15, 2021) (2021-06-15-01)Trial-court order in force through Q3 2021: masks per the July 30, 2020 order, six-foot distancing, 113 square feet per person, fever…Supreme Court of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaCourtJune 15, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SC-045Act No. 94 of 2021, Part IB, Provisos 1.108 (SDE: Mask Mandate Prohibition) and 117.190 (GP: Masks at Higher Education Facilities)Budget provisos prohibiting the use of appropriated funds to require masks in K-12 education facilities and to condition unmasked presence…General Assembly of South Carolina (H. 4100, ratified R. 116, June 21, 2021)South CarolinaStateJune 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-089Proviso 1.108 (no school district may use appropriated funds to require students or staff to wear face masks); upheld by the South Carolina Supreme Court Sept. 2, 2021 (City of Columbia); enforcement enjoined Sept. 28, 2021 (Disability Rights South Carolina v. McMaster)Proviso 1.108 (school mask-mandate funding ban)South Carolina General Assembly (2021-22 Appropriations Act, H. 4100, Proviso 1.108); U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina (Lewis, J.)South CarolinaStateJune 22, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherConfirmed from a secondary source