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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-MI-010	MCL 30.405, Powers of governor upon declaration of state of disaster or emergency; willful disobedience a misdemeanorEmergency Management Act sec. 5: control of ingress, egress and 'the occupancy of premises'; misdemeanor for willful disobedience of a…	Michigan Legislature (Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390)	MichiganState	Dec. 30, 1976	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-011	Tex. Gov't Code §§ 418.018(c) and 418.108(g)Movement of People; Declaration of Local Disaster (control of movement of persons and occupancy of premises)	Texas Legislature (Government Code ch. 418)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1987	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-007	Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Reportable Diseases (effective January 1, 2019)Arkansas State Board of Health Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Reportable Diseases, effective January 1, 2019 (as reproduced, with the…	Arkansas State Board of Health / Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	Jan. 1, 2019	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-008	Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.40 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-100; not re-saved)Emergency Management Act; Governor; powers and duties	Nebraska Legislature	NebraskaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-004	37-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended)Title 37-B, Chapter 13: Maine Emergency Management Agency (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20, 2025)	Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-008	W. Va. Code ch. 15, art. 5 (whole article), §§ 15-5-2, 15-5-6, 15-5-17 and 15-5-18 relied onEmergency Management Act: definition of 'disaster' (including 'epidemic'); proclamation of a state of emergency and additional powers of the…	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Feb. 23, 2023	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-018	ACCG, State Laws Impacting Georgia Counties during the 2020 Public Health Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020; updated Mar. 17, 2020)State Laws Impacting Georgia Counties during the 2020 Public Health Emergency	Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG), the statewide association of Georgia's 159 county governments	GeorgiaState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-CO-011	Memorandum to Entities Regulated by the Consumer Credit Unit, RE: COVID-19 (Mar. 20, 2020)Memorandum re COVID-19: employees working remotely; applications and notification filings	Colorado Attorney General, Department of Law, Consumer Protection Section, Consumer Credit Unit (Martha Fulford, Administrator of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code)	ColoradoState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyTelework mandateOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-017	Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Executive Order Fifty-ThreeFrequently Asked Questions Regarding Executive Order Fifty-Three	Office of the Governor (document hosted by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry)	VirginiaState	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-021	Executive Order 9-20 (Stay at Home Order), §§ 2, 3 and 7 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-009; not re-saved)Operating conditions on the businesses permitted to operate: small offices 'must ensure that proper social distancing and hygiene practices…	Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-015	Oregon OSHA, Questions and Answers Regarding the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division's (Oregon OSHA) Education and Enforcement of Issues Related to COVID-19 (updated Mar. 27, 2020): the agency's statement of the employer's statutory duty and of its authority to enforce the Governor's executive orders at the workplaceQuestions and Answers Regarding the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division's (Oregon OSHA) Education and Enforcement of Issues…	Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services	OregonState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-016	Alaska Essential Services and Critical Workforce Infrastructure Order (formerly Health Mandate 010 Attachment A), issued Mar. 27, 2020, amended Apr. 10 and May 5, 2020, secs. II.c-d, III, IV and V (cross-reference to Ex. AK-021; not re-saved)Alaska Essential Services and Critical Workforce Infrastructure Order: mandatory closures; exemptions; social distancing requirements…	Governor Mike Dunleavy; Commissioner Adam Crum, DHSS; Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer	AlaskaState	May 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-021	Stay at Home Directive (Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 providing measures to stay at home and designating certain essential functions) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-009)Stay at Home Directive, secs. 1, 2, 12 and II (operating conditions and enforcement clause)	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-010	W. Va. Code § 61-5-17Obstructing officer; fleeing from officer; making false statements to officer; interfering with emergency communications; penalties…	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FL-017	FAQs for Executive Order 20-91: Essential Services and Activities during COVID-19FAQs for Executive Order 20-91 (Essential Services and Activities during COVID-19)	Executive Office of the Governor (FAQ released Apr. 3, 2020 to accompany Executive Order 20-91; the copy saved is Palm Beach County's archived copy of the State document)	FloridaState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SD-018	Flyer: 'Combat the Spread of COVID-19: Follow the Governor's Executive Order. What can community leaders do?' (dated April 3, 2020)What can community leaders do? Support your community; support your businesses; stick to the facts	South Dakota Department of Health / covid.sd.gov (Office of the Governor)	South DakotaState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyTelework mandateGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-022	Executive Order 20-20 (hotspot order), paras. 2 and 3 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-017; parallel Exs. WV-018, WV-019, WV-021; not re-saved)Telework mandate on every essential employer, public and private; local health departments directed to set and enforce per-square-foot…	Governor Jim Justice	West Virginia (Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties; parallel orders for Harrison, Kanawha, Monongalia, Marion, Cabell, Ohio, Wayne, Wood and Jackson Counties)State	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyTelework mandateGathering capWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-015	DECD, Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Employers (Apr. 7, 2020; version captured Apr. 15, 2020)Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Employers - Keeping your team members safe	Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, under Executive Order No. 7V § 1	ConnecticutState	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-020	State of Montana Coronavirus Frequently Asked Questions, updated April 14, 2020, 10:30 a.m.Coronavirus FAQs (General Questions on Directive; Social Distancing Requirements for Essential Businesses; Travel and Quarantine; Essential…	State of Montana, State Emergency Operations Center, Joint Information Center (JIC) (Office of the Governor; hosted at covid19.mt.gov)	MontanaState	Apr. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-022	Phase One Directive with Appendix A (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing guidance for the phased reopening of Montana and establishing conditions for Phase One) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-013)Phase One Directive: Guidance Applicable to All Phases; Phase One conditions; Appendix A General Business Reopening Guidelines	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Apr. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-019	Guidelines for Safeguarding All Businesses (ADPH, 5/2020)Guidelines for Safeguarding All Businesses	Alabama Department of Public Health (posted with the Safer at Home Order of April 28, 2020)	AlabamaState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-013	Guidance for Employers and Employees on Workers' Rights and Safety During the Restore Illinois Plan (revision of December 9, 2020)State guidance stating that federal and Illinois law require employers to maintain a safe and healthy workplace, that employers are required…	Office of the Illinois Attorney General (Kwame Raoul), with the Governor's Office, Illinois Department of Labor, Illinois Department of Employment Security and Illinois Department of Public Health	IllinoisState	Dec. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-018	Sector-specific COVID-19 information and checklist (posted document with 'Mandatory' and 'Recommended Best Practices' columns)Responsible RestartOhio: General Office Environments	Ohio Department of Health and Office of the Governor (Responsible RestartOhio), sector requirements incorporated by the Director's Stay Safe Ohio Order of April 30, 2020 (Ex. OH-019 para. 11) and written into the Director's Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing of May 29, 2020 (Ex. OH-025 para. 15)	OhioState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-017	Guidance for West Virginia Small Businesses (Week 2 of the Comeback), as updated July 8, 2020Guidance for West Virginia Small Businesses: screening, sick employees, planning, training, cleaning, PPE, contact tracing, telework…	Office of Governor Jim Justice ('West Virginia Strong -- The Comeback')	West VirginiaState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyTelework mandateWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-010	All Together New Mexico: COVID-Safe Practices for Individuals and Employers (version of May 27, 2020)COVID-Safe Practices for All Employers and for retail, restaurants, grocery, lodging and other sectors: the 'Required' practices and the…	Office of the Governor and New Mexico Department of Health ('All Together New Mexico'), incorporated by reference in the Secretary of Health's public health orders	New MexicoState	May 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read

Michigan Legislature (Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390), MCL 30.405, Powers of governor upon declaration of state of disaster or emergency; willful disobedience a misdemeanor (standing) (Ex. DUT-MI-010)
Texas Legislature (Government Code ch. 418), Tex. Gov't Code §§ 418.018(c) and 418.108(g) (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-011)
Arkansas State Board of Health / Arkansas Department of Health, Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Reportable Diseases (effective January 1, 2019) (standing) (Ex. DUT-AR-007)
Nebraska Legislature, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.40 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-100; not re-saved) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NE-008)
Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers), 37-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-004)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code ch. 15, art. 5 (whole article), §§ 15-5-2, 15-5-6, 15-5-17 and 15-5-18 relied on (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-008)
Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG), the statewide association of Georgia's 159 county governments, ACCG, State Laws Impacting Georgia Counties during the 2020 Public Health Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020; updated Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-GA-018)
Colorado Attorney General, Department of Law, Consumer Protection Section, Consumer Credit Unit (Martha Fulford, Administrator of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code), Memorandum to Entities Regulated by the Consumer Credit Unit, RE: COVID-19 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. DUT-CO-011)
Office of the Governor (document hosted by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry), Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Executive Order Fifty-Three (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-017)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 9-20 (Stay at Home Order), §§ 2, 3 and 7 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-009; not re-saved) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WV-021)
Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA, Questions and Answers Regarding the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division's (Oregon OSHA) Education and Enforcement of Issues Related to COVID-19 (updated Mar. 27, 2020): the agency's statement of the employer's statutory duty and of its authority to enforce the Governor's executive orders at the workplace (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-015)
Governor Mike Dunleavy; Commissioner Adam Crum, DHSS; Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, Alaska Essential Services and Critical Workforce Infrastructure Order (formerly Health Mandate 010 Attachment A), issued Mar. 27, 2020, amended Apr. 10 and May 5, 2020, secs. II.c-d, III, IV and V (cross-reference to Ex. AK-021; not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-AK-016)
Governor Steve Bullock, Stay at Home Directive (Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 providing measures to stay at home and designating certain essential functions) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-009) (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MT-021)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 61-5-17 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-010)
Executive Office of the Governor (FAQ released Apr. 3, 2020 to accompany Executive Order 20-91; the copy saved is Palm Beach County's archived copy of the State document), FAQs for Executive Order 20-91: Essential Services and Activities during COVID-19 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. DUT-FL-017)
South Dakota Department of Health / covid.sd.gov (Office of the Governor), Flyer: 'Combat the Spread of COVID-19: Follow the Governor's Executive Order. What can community leaders do?' (dated April 3, 2020) (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. DUT-SD-018)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 20-20 (hotspot order), paras. 2 and 3 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-017; parallel Exs. WV-018, WV-019, WV-021; not re-saved) (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WV-022)
Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, under Executive Order No. 7V § 1, DECD, Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Employers (Apr. 7, 2020; version captured Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. DUT-CT-015)
State of Montana, State Emergency Operations Center, Joint Information Center (JIC) (Office of the Governor; hosted at covid19.mt.gov), State of Montana Coronavirus Frequently Asked Questions, updated April 14, 2020, 10:30 a.m. (Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MT-020)
Governor Steve Bullock, Phase One Directive with Appendix A (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing guidance for the phased reopening of Montana and establishing conditions for Phase One) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-013) (Apr. 22, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MT-022)
Alabama Department of Public Health (posted with the Safer at Home Order of April 28, 2020), Guidelines for Safeguarding All Businesses (ADPH, 5/2020) (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AL-019)
Office of the Illinois Attorney General (Kwame Raoul), with the Governor's Office, Illinois Department of Labor, Illinois Department of Employment Security and Illinois Department of Public Health, Guidance for Employers and Employees on Workers' Rights and Safety During the Restore Illinois Plan (revision of December 9, 2020) (Dec. 9, 2020) (Ex. DUT-IL-013)
Ohio Department of Health and Office of the Governor (Responsible RestartOhio), sector requirements incorporated by the Director's Stay Safe Ohio Order of April 30, 2020 (Ex. OH-019 para. 11) and written into the Director's Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing of May 29, 2020 (Ex. OH-025 para. 15), Sector-specific COVID-19 information and checklist (posted document with 'Mandatory' and 'Recommended Best Practices' columns) (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. DUT-OH-018)
Office of Governor Jim Justice ('West Virginia Strong -- The Comeback'), Guidance for West Virginia Small Businesses (Week 2 of the Comeback), as updated July 8, 2020 (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WV-017)
Office of the Governor and New Mexico Department of Health ('All Together New Mexico'), incorporated by reference in the Secretary of Health's public health orders, All Together New Mexico: COVID-Safe Practices for Individuals and Employers (version of May 27, 2020) (Ex. DUT-NM-010)

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