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- Jurisdiction
- South Carolina
- Level
- State
- Authority
- S.C. Code §§ 1-3-420, 1-3-430, 1-3-440, 16-7-10, 25-1-440
- Issued
- 2020-04-03 Apr. 3, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-06 5:00 p.m. (retail additions); § 1(B) closures continuing from Apr. 1 (read as 2020-04-06)
- End
- Retail stores reopened Apr. 20, 2020, 5:00 p.m. (EO 2020-28); gyms, pools and close-contact services May 18 (EO 2020-36); attractions May 22 (EO 2020-37); bowling June 11 (EO 2020-40); remaining venues governed as 'Gatherings' from Aug. 3, 2020 (EO 2020-50, which superseded this order) (read as 2020-04-20)
- In force
- Apr. 6, 2020 to Apr. 20, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venues
- Addressees
- every business and venue listed in EO 2020-17
- furniture and home-furnishings stores, clothing, shoe and accessory stores, jewelry, luggage and leather-goods stores, department stores (other than hardware and home-improvement), sporting-goods stores, book, craft and music stores, flea markets, florists
- Functions reached
- SF sales floor closed
- CU curbside and online (permitted)
- ML malls
- ST stockroom
- CB customer base
- FC/PE/SL as in EO 2020-17
- Collection
- South Carolina SC
Operative words
effective Monday, April 6, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., the following additional 'non-essential' businesses, venues, facilities, services, and activities shall be closed to non-employees and shall not be open for access or use by the public... 1. Retail stores as follows: (a) Furniture and home-furnishings stores (b) Clothing, shoe, and clothing-accessory stores (c) Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (d) Department stores, with the exception of hardware and home-improvement stores (e) Sporting goods stores (f) Book, craft, and music stores (g) Flea markets (h) Florists and flower stores.... This Section does not prohibit the continued operation of retail stores... for the limited purpose of fulfilling online or telephone orders or providing alternate means of purchasing or delivering products or services--to include curbside purchase, pickup, or delivery
Enforcement
§ 3: § 16-7-10(A) ($100 / 30 days); § 1-3-440(4); DHEC; Department of Commerce determination process (§ 2)
Notes
Firearms and ammunition sales expressly unaffected (§ 1(E)).