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Ex. DUT-MI-010MCL 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)MichiganStateDec. 30, 19762020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-00911 O.S. 22-120 (with 22-121), in the Legislature's complete Title 11 (page 182 of the exhibit)Public health, hospitals, quarantine, and environmental hazards; NuisancesOklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Municipal Code, Title 11)OklahomaStateJuly 1, 19782020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-011Tex. 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)TexasStateSept. 1, 19872020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-004Statute (effective September 10, 2012, Am. Sub. H.B. 487, 129th G.A.)Prohibition against violating pandemic, epidemic or bioterrorism rule or orderGeneral Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701)OhioStateSept. 10, 20122020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-007Rules 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 HealthArkansasStateJan. 1, 20192020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-003RSMo 192.300Counties may make additional health rules -- fees, deposit in county treasury, purpose -- individuals unable to pay not to be denied health…Missouri General Assembly (Revised Statutes of Missouri, chapter 192)MissouriStateAug. 28, 20192020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-015Ind. Code Title 10, Article 14 (2020 edition): section 10-14-3-34 (Offenses) as in force from the recodification of 2003 through April 14, 2021, with sections 10-14-3-11, -12 and -22Emergency Management and Disaster Law, 2020 edition: the Class B misdemeanor for knowing, intentional or reckless violation, recited in…Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2020 edition)IndianaStateApr. 14, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeCapacity limitStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-026DPS&C Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response notice of Mar. 12, 2020 (inmate notification of visiting suspension)All visiting suspended at State prisons effective immediately, attorney visits included and reviewed case by case; off-site non-emergent…Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (Secretary James M. LeBlanc)Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (Corrections Services); State levelStateMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-008Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.40 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-100; not re-saved)Emergency Management Act; Governor; powers and dutiesNebraska LegislatureNebraskaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-005S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-440Additional powers and duties of Governor during declared emergencyGeneral Assembly of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaStateJune 11, 20082020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. NH-001Executive Order 2020-04An order declaring a state of emergency due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Governor Christopher T. SununuNew HampshireStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. RI-002Executive Order 20-03Supplemental Emergency Declaration (quarantine of international arrivals)Governor Gina M. RaimondoRhode IslandStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-00437-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)MaineStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-008W. 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 VirginiaStateFeb. 23, 20232020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-010CTDOT press release, Mar. 19, 2020, 'CTDOT Announces Immediate Changes to Bus Operations': rear-door boarding effective immediately on all CTtransit and CTfastrak buses and all transit districts in Connecticut; 100 barrier-equipped buses redeployed; public to reserve transit for ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLYCTDOT Announces Immediate Changes to Bus Operations - Measures to Safeguard Passengers and Bus Drivers, and to Maintain Continuity of…Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), Bureau of Public TransportationConnecticut (statewide: CTtransit, CTfastrak and all transit districts)StateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. CA-002Executive Order N-33-20Executive Order N-33-20 (statewide stay-at-home order incorporating the State Public Health Officer's order of March 19, 2020) (attested…Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. CA-007Executive Order N-33-20 with the Order of the State Public Health Officer of March 19, 2020 (text copy)Executive Order N-33-20 (statewide stay-at-home order)Governor Gavin Newsom; State Public Health Officer Sonia AngellCaliforniaStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-089Essential Service Letter for State-licensed San Francisco Bar Pilots (Mar. 20, 2020)To whom it may concern: San Francisco Bar Pilot essential government service letterAllen Garfinkle, Executive Director, Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and SuisunBoard of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun (State of California)StateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NC-039Executive Order No. 119Facilitating Critical Motor Vehicle Operations and Delegating Authority to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to…Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineSchools and child careCourts and public officesSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-080COVID-19 Health Mandate 010 (Mandate 10.1 - International and Interstate Travel - Order for Self-Quarantine), issued Mar. 23, 2020, effective 12:01 a.m. Mar. 25, 2020: all persons arriving in Alaska must self-quarantine for 14 days at a designated location; critical-infrastructure businesses whose workers must travel to Alaska must submit a plan by 3:00 p.m. Mar. 24, 2020; supersedes local travel restrictionsCOVID-19 Health Mandate 010 - International and Interstate Travel - Order for Self-QuarantineGovernor Mike Dunleavy; Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services; Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical OfficerAlaska (statewide; all persons arriving from another State or nation)StateMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AK-012COVID-19 Health Mandate 010 (Mandate 10.1, International and Interstate Travel, Order for Self-Quarantine) with Attachment A (Alaska Critical Workforce Infrastructure)Health Mandate 010 (fourteen-day self-quarantine of all persons arriving in Alaska; critical-infrastructure protective plans)Governor Dunleavy; Commissioner Crum; Dr. ZinkAlaskaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-028COVID-19 Health Mandate 010 (original Mar. 23, 2020, effective Mar. 25; saved as revised Health Mandate 10.1 of July 14, 2020, effective July 15, 2020)International and Interstate Travel: Order for Self-QuarantineGovernor Mike Dunleavy; Commissioner Adam Crum (DHSS); Dr. Anne ZinkAlaskaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-06-022COVID-19 Health Mandate 010 (Health Mandate 10.1, International and Interstate Travel, Order for Self-Quarantine)Health Mandate 10.1: International and Interstate Travel, Order for Self-QuarantineGovernor Mike Dunleavy, Commissioner Adam Crum (DHSS) and Dr. Anne ZinkAlaskaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Business closureTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-11-047COVID-19 Health Mandate 010 - International and Interstate Travel - Order for Self-QuarantineHealth Mandate 010: International and Interstate Travel (14-day self-quarantine; critical infrastructure plans)Governor Mike Dunleavy; Commissioner of Health and Social Services Adam Crum; Chief Medical Officer Anne ZinkAlaskaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-20-048COVID-19 Health Mandate 010 (Mar. 23, 2020): International and Interstate Travel - Order for Self-Quarantine; Attachment A: Alaska Essential Services and Critical Workforce Infrastructure Order (protective plans)sameGovernor Dunleavy; DHSSAlaskaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source