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Executive Order No. 131

Additional Limitations on Retail Establishments; Long Term Care Facility Requirements; and Unemployment Insurance Provisions

Governor Roy Cooper · North Carolina (State)

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Jurisdiction
North Carolina
Level
State
Authority
N.C. Gen. Stat. 166A-19.30(c) with 166A-19.31(b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(5); 166A-19.30(c)(1)
Issued
2020-04-09 Apr. 9, 2020
Effective
2020-04-13
End
Secs. 1-2 extended by EO 135 to 2020-05-08 17:00; replaced by EO 138's 50% retail limit (read as 2020-05-08)
In force
Apr. 13, 2020 to May 8, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Capacity limitHealth care ordersWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all retail establishments including grocery stores, convenience stores, large-format retail, pharmacies, banks, ABC stores, hardware stores and vehicle dealerships
  • long term care facilities
Functions reached
  • SF sales floor
  • BR branches (banks named)
  • SR showroom (vehicle dealerships named)
  • EMP cleaning and disinfection
  • RS residential care
Collection
North Carolina NC

Operative words

The occupancy of all operating retail establishments shall be limited to be no more than: Twenty percent (20%) of the stated fire capacity; or Five (5) customers for every one thousand (1000) square feet of the retail location's total square footage, including non-customer-facing portions. This limit is the 'Emergency Maximum Occupancy' for that establishment.... it must post sufficient staff at store entrances and exits to enforce the Emergency Maximum Occupancy limit... all operating retail establishments must clearly mark six (6) feet of spacing

Enforcement

Class 2 misdemeanor (recitals cite 166A-19.30(a)(2), (d)); 'All operating retail establishments must enforce these limitations.'

Notes

Sec. 1(D): businesses open under EO 121 sec. 2(C)(1) must also meet these Additional Social Distancing Requirements; sec. 1(E) confers no new authority to open. Sec. 2 imposes LTC facility requirements; sec. 3 unemployment insurance.

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