{"id":"MET-CLT-008","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Mecklenburg County; City of Charlotte; Towns of Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill and Pineville","state":"NC","metro":"CLT","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"George Dunlap, Chair, Board of County Commissioners, and Vi Alexander Lyles, Mayor of Charlotte, with the six town mayors","authority":"G.S. 166A-19.22, 166A-19.31; G.S. ch. 14 art. 36A; Mecklenburg County emergency ordinance (Feb. 21, 2017); Charlotte City Code sec. 15-20","instrument":"Mecklenburg County and City of Charlotte Joint Proclamation of a State of Emergency","title":"Joint Proclamation of a State of Emergency (COVID-19)","dateIssued":"2020-03-13","effective":"2020-03-13 1800 hours","end":"Continued in force (recited in every later proclamation through Aug. 18, 2021; \u0027will remain in effect indefinitely until termination\u0027)","startDate":"2020-03-13","endDate":"2021-08-18","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMER","TRAV","CLOSE","GATH"],"addressees":["the public","all businesses","places of mass gathering","county and city employees"],"clause":"Restricting Business and Congregation: Pursuant to Section 8 of the Mecklenburg County Emergency Ordinance, movement of people in public places is restricted; the operation of business activity, entertainment, events, or other places of public mass gatherings, is reasonably and necessarily prohibited or restricted to promote efforts being made to overcome or prevent further aggravation of the emergency, except in areas or times designated by the Mecklenburg County Health Department in conjunction with County Emergency Management.","enforcement":"G.S. 14-288.20A (Class 2 misdemeanor) via G.S. 166A-19.30(d); recited in the March 24, 2020 Revised Joint Proclamation","functions":["CB customer base (travel on public streets restricted)","SF premises (business activity restricted as designated)","GATH events","OP/OF"],"notes":"Predicate for every Mecklenburg instrument through 2021; also imposes price-gouging prohibition; \u0027Restricted Access\u0027 clause limits travel on public streets in areas/times designated by Public Health","sourceUrl":"https://www.mecknc.gov/news/Documents/Signed%20Emergency%20Declaration.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200329052042/https://www.mecknc.gov/news/Documents/Signed%20Emergency%20Declaration.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":228324,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-CLT","url":"/library/MET-CLT-008","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-CLT-008","citation":"George Dunlap, Chair, Board of County Commissioners, and Vi Alexander Lyles, Mayor of Charlotte, with the six town mayors, Mecklenburg County and City of Charlotte Joint Proclamation of a State of Emergency (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-008)","stateName":"North Carolina","related":[]}