{"id":"SC-027","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"South Carolina","state":"SC","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Henry McMaster","authority":"S.C. Code §§ 1-3-410 to -440, 16-7-10, 25-1-440, 44-4-100 et seq., 61-6-4160, 1-23-370(c); Reg. 61-25","instrument":"Executive Order No. 2020-50","title":"Initiating Additional Emergency Measures and Consolidating Previous Orders","dateIssued":"2020-08-02","effective":"2020-08-03 5:00 p.m. (face coverings, restaurants, gatherings); alcohol restriction continuing","end":"2020-10-02 (superseded, rescinded and replaced by EO 2020-63, which restated it with the restaurant capacity cap removed)","startDate":"2020-08-03","endDate":"2020-10-02","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["MASK","CAP","GATH","ALC","CURF","TELE","EVT","EMP","CLOSE"],"addressees":["all restaurants and food-service establishments and their employees, customers, suppliers and vendors","every \u0027Gathering\u0027 venue: festivals, parades, concerts, theaters, stadiums, arenas, coliseums, auditoriums, grandstands, event venues, dance halls, concert halls, amphitheaters, gymnasiums, chambers, assemblies, nightclubs, performing arts centers, parks, racetracks and similar venues","individuals in State government offices, buildings and facilities","alcohol licensees","State agencies and non-essential State employees","Department of Commerce","counties and municipalities"],"clause":"effective Monday, August 3, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., individuals shall wear a Face Covering in state government offices, buildings, and facilities... Restaurants shall require that all employees, customers, patrons, suppliers, vendors, and other visitors wear Face Coverings... except while actively engaged in eating or drinking... Restaurants shall not permit the number of customers and patrons receiving indoor, dine-in service on the Restaurant\u0027s premises at any given time to exceed fifty percent (50%) of the Restaurant\u0027s occupancy limit as determined by the fire marshal... Restaurants shall limit seating at each table to no more than eight (8) customers... [Gatherings:] The total number of employees, customers, patrons, suppliers, vendors, visitors, or other persons present for or in attendance at the Gathering shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the location\u0027s occupancy limit as determined by the fire marshal, if applicable, or two hundred fifty (250) persons, whichever is less.... All employees, customers, patrons, suppliers, vendors, visitors, or other persons in attendance at the Gathering shall wear a Face Covering... as a condition of entry or participation.... all non-essential employees and staff of the State of South Carolina... shall not report to work, physically or in-person, until further notice.","enforcement":"§ 14: § 16-7-10 dispersal and misdemeanor ($100 / 30 days); § 1-3-440(4); DHEC; § 3(D) law enforcement \u0027authorize[d] and encourage[d]\u0027 to enforce restaurant rules; § 5(E) DOR summary license suspension; § 15(C) preemption of conflicting local rules; § 4(D)-(F) Department of Commerce exception process (covid19sc@sccommerce.com)","functions":["DR dining room (50 percent, 8 per table)","BA bar (no congregating; 11:00 p.m.)","BQ banquets and catered events (Gathering cap)","PE performances, theaters, concerts","SP stadiums and arenas","MC meetings and conventions","EVT festivals and parades","OF State offices (telework)","CB customers under mask condition"],"notes":"§ 4(C) excluded religious services, normal school and higher-education operations, and CISA critical-infrastructure operations from \u0027Gathering.\u0027 § 2(A) \u0027urge[d] counties and municipalities... to enact or implement\u0027 face-covering ordinances. § 8 continued curbside beer and wine.","sourceUrl":"https://governor.sc.gov/sites/governor/files/Documents/Executive-Orders/2020-08-02%20FINAL%20Executive%20Order%20No.%202020-50%20-%20Initiating%20Additional%20Emergency%20Measures%20%26%20Consolidating%20Previous%20Orders.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":250254,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SC","url":"/library/SC-027","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SC-027","citation":"Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-50 (Aug. 2, 2020) (Ex. SC-027)","stateName":"South Carolina","related":["DUT-SC-001","DUT-SC-004","DUT-SC-005","DUT-SC-006","DUT-SC-011","DUT-SC-012","DUT-SC-016","SC-028","SC-026","SC-037","SC-025","SC-024"]}