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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-NC-002	N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 130A, Article 1, secs. 130A-1 to 130A-27, including sec. 130A-2 (definitions of 'imminent hazard', 'isolation authority', 'person', 'quarantine authority'), sec. 130A-17 (right of entry), sec. 130A-18 (injunction), sec. 130A-19 (abatement of public health nuisance), sec. 130A-20 (abatement of an imminent hazard), sec. 130A-23 (suspension and revocation of permits) and sec. 130A-25 (misdemeanor)Public Health: definitions, enforcement, nuisance and imminent-hazard abatement, permits, criminal penalty	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState	Oct. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-018	Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd., 2022-NCCOA-524, No. COA21-428 (N.C. Ct. App. Aug. 2, 2022)Opinion: the terms of the June 8, 2020 Abatement Order (close until Order 141 expires or until a plan for 'full compliance with Order 141's…	Court of Appeals of North Carolina	North CarolinaCourt	Aug. 2, 2022		Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-017	Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd., No. 280PA22 (N.C. Aug. 23, 2024), affirming 284 N.C. App. 665 (2022)Opinion: the June 8, 2020 NCDHHS abatement order closing Ace Speedway as an 'imminent hazard' for hosting gatherings above the EO 141 limit…	Supreme Court of North Carolina	North CarolinaCourt	Aug. 23, 2024		Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-019	North Carolina Bar and Tavern Ass'n v. Stein, No. 126PA24 (N.C. Aug. 22, 2025), on review of 293 N.C. App. 402 (2024)Opinion: the Emergency Management Act 'grants the Governor the ability to impose significant restrictions or prohibitions on otherwise…	Supreme Court of North Carolina	North CarolinaCourt	Aug. 22, 2025		Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-003	N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.30 (Additional powers of the Governor during state of emergency)Additional powers of the Governor during state of emergency: direction of law enforcement (a)(2); control of ingress, egress, movement and…	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-010	N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 130A-41 (Powers and duties of local health director)Powers and duties of local health director: investigation of communicable disease; quarantine and isolation authority; abatement of…	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-011	N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 130A-248 (Regulation of food and lodging establishments)Regulation of food and lodging establishments: Commission sanitation rules; no operation without a permit; permit conditioned on compliance…	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-012	N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.31 (Power of municipalities and counties to enact ordinances to deal with states of emergency)Types of emergency prohibitions and restrictions authorized: movements of people; operation of offices and business establishments…	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsStanding duty	Primary source read

General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 130A, Article 1, secs. 130A-1 to 130A-27, including sec. 130A-2 (definitions of 'imminent hazard', 'isolation authority', 'person', 'quarantine authority'), sec. 130A-17 (right of entry), sec. 130A-18 (injunction), sec. 130A-19 (abatement of public health nuisance), sec. 130A-20 (abatement of an imminent hazard), sec. 130A-23 (suspension and revocation of permits) and sec. 130A-25 (misdemeanor) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-002)
Court of Appeals of North Carolina, Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd., 2022-NCCOA-524, No. COA21-428 (N.C. Ct. App. Aug. 2, 2022) (Ex. DUT-NC-018)
Supreme Court of North Carolina, Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd., No. 280PA22 (N.C. Aug. 23, 2024), affirming 284 N.C. App. 665 (2022) (Ex. DUT-NC-017)
Supreme Court of North Carolina, North Carolina Bar and Tavern Ass'n v. Stein, No. 126PA24 (N.C. Aug. 22, 2025), on review of 293 N.C. App. 402 (2024) (Ex. DUT-NC-019)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.30 (Additional powers of the Governor during state of emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-003)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 130A-41 (Powers and duties of local health director) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-010)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 130A-248 (Regulation of food and lodging establishments) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-011)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.31 (Power of municipalities and counties to enact ordinances to deal with states of emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-012)

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