Media release: Orange County Extends Emergency Declaration, Mandates Face Coverings

The record

Jurisdiction

Orange County (Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough) · Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham · North Carolina

Level

County

Authority

Amended declaration of state of emergency under G.S. 166A-19.22, 166A-19.31

Issued

2020-06-10 June 10, 2020

Effective

2020-06-12 5:00 p.m.; emergency extended through Aug. 31, 2020 (read as 2020-06-12)

End

Superseded by EO 147 (June 26, 2020) and later county declarations (read as 2020-06-26)

In force

June 12, 2020 to June 26, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Emergency declarationFace-covering requirement

Addressees

• all customers, employees and other users of restaurants and grocery and retail stores while indoors
• all occupants of public transportation vehicles
• anyone unable to keep six feet

Functions reached

• CB
• EMP
• DR
• SF
• TR transit

Collection

Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham MET-CLT

Operative words

Orange County has extended its COVID-19-related state of emergency through Aug. 31 and has mandated the use of face coverings in many situations. The face covering requirement, which goes into effect at 5 p.m. Friday, June 12, applies to: All customers, employees and other users of restaurants and grocery and retail stores while they are indoors. All occupants of public transportation vehicles. Anyone in an indoor or outdoor situation where they cannot maintain a 6-foot physical distance from others.

Enforcement

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