New Executive Orders Issued Thursday in SC

Governor Henry McMaster issued Executive Orders Thursday, Directing state agency heads, as well as the leaders of public universities and colleges, to determine which employees should be considered essential, and to allow all non-essential employees work from home. Additionally, the order allows for all students to continue coursework online. The Governor also issued a direct order to local governments regarding state agencies…

SLED will be enforcing the execution of the Governor McMaster’s orders regarding restaurants and the halting of dine-in services. They will also work with DHEC and DOR on these matters. Local County Sheriff’s Offices will not be doing restaurant enforcement at this time since the state agencies will be enforcing compliance. This provides uniformity on how those types of matter are handled.