{"id":"NC-002","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"North Carolina","state":"NC","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Roy Cooper","authority":"N.C. Gen. Stat. 166A-19.30(b)(3), (b)(5) (with Council of State concurrence)","instrument":"Executive Order No. 117","title":"Prohibiting Mass Gatherings and Directing the Statewide Closure of K-12 Public Schools to Limit the Spread of COVID-19","dateIssued":"2020-03-14","effective":"2020-03-14 (schools 2020-03-16)","end":"amended by EO 120 (2020-03-23) and EO 121 sec. 3 (2020-03-30)","startDate":"2020-03-14","endDate":"2020-03-23","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["GATH","SCH"],"addressees":["the public","public schools"],"clause":"I hereby prohibit mass gatherings in the State of North Carolina. a. A mass gathering is defined as any event or convening that brings together more than one hundred (100) persons in a single room or single space at the same time... I hereby direct that all public schools close for students effective Monday, March 16, 2020 until March 30, 2020, unless extended beyond that date.","enforcement":"Sec. 1(d): \u0027Violations... may be subject to prosecution pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. 166A-19.30(d) and is punishable as a Class 2 misdemeanor in accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-288.20A.\u0027","functions":["GATH events and meetings","WF workforce (schools closed)","MK conventions and shows"],"notes":"Sec. 1(b) excludes normal operations at airports, transit stations, medical facilities, libraries, malls, offices, restaurants, factories, grocery and retail. Effective 30 days.","sourceUrl":"https://governor.nc.gov/documents/files/eo117-covid-19-prohibiting-mass-gathering-and-k12-school-closure/open","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":929394,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NC","url":"/library/NC-002","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NC-002","citation":"Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 117 (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. NC-002)","stateName":"North Carolina","related":["SEC-09-GM-014","SEC-09-GM-038","SEC-09-GM-040","SEC-09-GM-041","SEC-21-GM-013","SEC-21-GM-014","SEC-21-GM-018","SEC-21-GM-019","SEC-21-GM-044","NC-003","NC-001","NC-039"]}