(A) The proclamation declaring a state of emergency may or may not include any or all of the following prohibitions and restrictions:
(1) Movement of people in public places, including:
(a) Imposing a curfew;
(b) Directing and compelling the voluntary or mandatory evacuation of all or part of the population from any stricken or threatened area within the jurisdiction of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners;
(c) Prescribing routes, modes of transportation, and destinations in connection with evacuation; and
(d) Controlling ingress and egress of an emergency area, and the movement of persons within the area.
(2) Closure within the emergency area of streets, roads, highways, bridges, public vehicular areas, or other areas ordinarily used for vehicular travel.
(3) The operation of offices, business establishments, and other places to or from which people may travel or at which they may congregate.
(4) The possession, transportation, sale, purchase, and consumption of alcoholic beverages.
(5) 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).
(6) 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.
(B) 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:
(1) Law enforcement officers, firefighters and other public employees, rescue squad members, doctors, nurses, employees of hospitals and other medical facilities;
(2) On-duty military personnel, whether state or federal;
(3) On-duty employees of public utilities, public transportation companies, and newspaper, magazine, radio broadcasting, and television broadcasting corporations operated for profit; and
(4) 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.
(C) Prohibitions and restrictions imposed pursuant to this section shall expire upon the earliest occurrence of any of the following:
(1) The prohibition or restriction is terminated by the Chair of the Board of Commissioners that imposed the prohibition or restriction.
(2) The state of emergency is terminated.
(D) 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.
(E) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter 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.
(Ord. passed 3-21-2022)