"Home or Work" Mandate - Shipyard POA

“Home or work” mandate added to executive order

At today’s (Monday, April 6, 2020) press conference, Governor Henry McMaster added mandates to his coronavirus (COVID-19) executive order, which will go into effect tomorrow, Tuesday, April 7, 2020.

In his press conference, Governor McMaster issued a “home or work” mandate for all South Carolina residents. According to a his news release, “The governor’s “Home or Work” order goes into effect tomorrow, Tuesday, April 7 at 5:00 PM. As indicated in the executive order, permitted travel includes commuting for work, visiting family, and obtaining essential goods or services. The order will not impact any individual’s ability to exercise outdoors or go for a walk as a family, but everyone should act responsibly and practice social distancing and proper personal hygiene.”

In addition, and in the interest of social distancing, the governor limited the amount of customers retailers could have inside of their businesses. “The governor has also ordered that all retail business still operating limit customer activity by only allowing five customers per 1000 square feet or 20% of their posted capacity in a store, whichever is less.”

Violators of the governor’s executive order, if convicted, “must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.”

Please see the attached PDF document for Governor McMaster’s updated executive order (2020-21).

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO 2020-21.pdf

Please stay healthy and safe

As we move through this concerning coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner and the men and women of the Sheriff’s Office would like to thank Beaufort County residents for their continued compliance with social distancing and the governor’s executive order, and for their cooperation and courtesy with first responders and each other. Please stay healthy and safe.

Any concerns regarding possible violations of the provisions of the governor’s coronavirus (COVID-19) executive order, should be directed to law enforcement.

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