<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 14-67. - Prohibitions and restrictions authorized.</div>
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               (a)
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               The proclamation declaring a state of emergency may or may not include any or all
               of the following prohibitions and restrictions:
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               (1)
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               Movement of people in public places, including imposing a curfew; directing and compelling
               the voluntary or mandatory evacuation of all or part of the population from any stricken
               or threatened area within the governing body's jurisdiction; prescribing routes, modes
               of transportation, and destinations in connection with evacuation; and controlling
               ingress and egress of an emergency area, and the movement of persons within the area.
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               (2)
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               Closure within the emergency area of streets, roads, highways, bridges, public vehicular
               areas, or other areas ordinarily used for vehicular travel.
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               (3)
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               The operation of offices, business establishments, and other places to or from which
               people may travel or at which they may congregate.
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               (4)
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               The possession, transportation, sale, purchase, and consumption of alcoholic beverages.
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               (5)
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               The possession, transportation, sale, purchase, storage, and use of gasoline, and
               dangerous weapons and substances, except that this subdivision does not authorize
               prohibitions or restrictions on lawfully possessed firearms or ammunition. As used
               in this subdivision, the term "dangerous weapons and substances" has the same meaning
               as it does under G.S. 14-288.1. As used in this subdivision, the term "firearm" has
               the same meaning as it does under G.S. 14-409.39(2).
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               (6)
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               Other activities or conditions the control of which may be reasonably necessary to
               maintain order and protect lives or property during the state of emergency.
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               (b)
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               The proclamation declaring state of emergency may or may not exempt from all or any
               part of prohibitions and restrictions the following persons or groups of persons while
               acting in the line of and within the scope of their respective duties:
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               (1)
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               Law enforcement officers, firefighters and other public employees, rescue squad members,
               doctors, nurses, employees of hospitals and other medical facilities;
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               (2)
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               On-duty military personnel, whether state or federal;
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               (3)
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               On-duty employees of public utilities, public transportation companies, and newspaper,
               magazine, radio broadcasting, and television broadcasting corporations operated for
               profit; and
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               (4)
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               Such other classes of persons as may be essential to the preservation of public order
               and immediately necessary to serve the safety, health, and welfare needs of people
               within the county.
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               (c)
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               Prohibitions and restrictions imposed pursuant to this section shall expire upon the
               earliest occurrence of any of the following:
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               (1)
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               The prohibition or restriction is terminated by the official that imposed the prohibition
               or restriction.
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               (2)
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               The state of emergency is terminated.
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               (d)
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               This section is intended to supplement and confirm the powers conferred by G.S. 153A-121(a),
               G.S. 160A-174(a), and all other general and local laws authorizing counties to enact
               ordinances for the protection of the public health and safety in times of riot or
               other grave civil disturbance or emergency.
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               (e)
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               Any person who violates any provision of an ordinance or a declaration enacted or
               declared pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor in accordance
               with G.S. 14-288.20A.
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               (Ord. No. 2013-10, 8-5-2013; Ord. No. 2020-04, 2-3-2020)
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