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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-RIV-042	News Release: Resumption of Jury TrialsResumption of Jury Trials (February 16, 2021)	Superior Court of California, County of Riverside (Public Information Officer Marita C. Ford)	Superior Court of California, County of RiversideCourt	Feb. 16, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-FED-018	Citation, Somerset Dental Group, Glastonbury, CT (respiratory protection)OSHA Inspection Detail 1505094, Somerset Dental Group	OSHA, Hartford Area Office (Inspection No. 1505094)	United States (Connecticut)Federal	Apr. 15, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q2	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MT-077	Phase Two reopening emergency rule (bars, restaurants, casinos, breweries and distilleries closing at 10 p.m.; 50 percent capacity), as amended April 2021 (eight per table; bar-stool spacing 3 feet), and Board action removing the enforcement mechanism of the Quarantine and Isolation Rule and the nursing-home visitation rules (April 2021)Gallatin City-County Board of Health Phase Two reopening rule and April 2021 amendments	Gallatin City-County Board of Health	Gallatin County, MontanaCounty	Apr. 19, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MIA-024	Miami-Dade County 'Transit Service Updates' page (Wayback snapshot of Aug. 3, 2021)Transit mask requirement under federal mandate; restoration of fares and full capacity June 1, 2021; suspended fares, rear-door boarding and…	Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (County service-updates page)	Miami-Dade County, Florida (Department of Transportation and Public Works)County	Aug. 3, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-289	General Order 20-10 (court operations under COVID-19, March 2020) and its successors General Orders 20-11 through 20-30 (2020) and 21-11 (June 17, 2021)General Order 20-10: Court Operations (COVID-19), with successors (20-12 Grand Jury; 20-13, 20-15, 20-16, 20-17 Court Operations; 20-18…	Chief Judge G. Murray Snow	United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff, Yuma)Court	June 17, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TX-056	TSBDE 'Important COVID-19 Information' page (emergency rule history and expiration statement)Important COVID-19 Information: Emergency Rule 108.7 effective Feb. 19, 2021, expired June 18, 2021; Emergency Rule 108.7 in response to…	Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE)	TexasSector regulator	June 18, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-009	13 NCAC 07F.0101 (General Industry), incorporating 29 C.F.R. Part 1910 by reference; amended effective July 21, 2021 as an emergency temporary standard (COVID-19 Healthcare ETS, 29 C.F.R. 1910.502-.509) and amended effective March 4, 2022 on the expiration of that standardGeneral industry standards: incorporation of 29 C.F.R. Part 1910; adoption of the COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard effective…	North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division (Commissioner of Labor)	North CarolinaState	Aug. 2, 1993	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-020	Board Announcement: Connecting during COVID-19Board announcement that the Workers' Compensation Board 'remains closed to the public' with hearings conducted only remotely (Virtual…	New York State Workers' Compensation Board	New York State Workers' Compensation Board (statewide administrative tribunal)Court	Oct. 4, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-018	875 IAC chapter 10, General Industry Safety and Health Rules, rule 875-10.20(88) Adoption by reference (compilation of October 6, 2021)Iowa Administrative Code, Labor Services [875], Chapter 10 - General Industry Safety and Health Rules (IAC 10/6/21)	Iowa Labor Commissioner, Labor Services Division [875] (Iowa OSHA)	IowaState	Oct. 6, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-003	12VAC5-90, Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control (full chapter), including 12VAC5-90-80 (Lists of diseases that shall be reported), 12VAC5-90-90 (Those required to report), 12VAC5-90-100 (Methods), 12VAC5-90-103 (Isolation for communicable disease of public health threat) and 12VAC5-90-107 (Quarantine)Virginia Administrative Code, Title 12, Agency 5, Chapter 90, Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control	State Board of Health (Virginia Department of Health)	VirginiaState	July 1, 1993	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-053	IDFPR list, 'Issued COVID Temporary Practice Permits' (permits valid until July 11, 2023), by profession code, name, city, State and date issuedIssued COVID Temporary Practice Permits (physicians, registered nurses, pharmacists, respiratory care practitioners and other professions…	Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation	Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation; State levelSector regulator	July 11, 2023	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-RI-011	R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-15Immunity from liability -- Compensation for death or injury of disaster response workers	Rhode Island General Assembly	Rhode IslandState	July 2, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-009	Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025)Adoption of Federal Occupational Safety and Health Standards by Reference (29 C.F.R. parts 1904, 1910 and others, with the listed Federal…	Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655	MinnesotaState	Oct. 30, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-004	16 Del. C. §§ 501-510 (Report of contagious diseases; Notifiable diseases; Communicable diseases; regulations; quarantine; Due process rights of quarantined individuals; Tracking of potential or existing public health emergencies)Delaware Code, Title 16, Chapter 5, Subchapter I: General Guidelines	Delaware General Assembly (codified statute)	DelawareState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutySchools and child careHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-001	G.L. c. 17, s. 2AEmergency powers of the Commissioner of Public Health upon the Governor's declaration of an emergency detrimental to the public health	General Court (codified statute administered by the Commissioner of Public Health)	MassachusettsState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-011	105 CMR 300.100Diseases Reportable to Local Boards of Health (COVID-19 listed)	Department of Public Health (regulation)	MassachusettsState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-054	Office of the Professions memorandum, 'What Is Telepractice?' (COVID-19 telepractice guidance for Title VIII licensees, posted on the Office's COVID-19 page)COVID-19 Telepractice Memo: definition of telepractice; New York law applied to telepractice; standards and competencies; requirements…	New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions (Deputy Commissioner for the Professions)	New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions (licensing authority under Title VIII of the Education Law for medicine, nursing, pharmacy, optometry, chiropractic, physical therapy, occupational therapy, psychology, social work, mental-health practitioners, massage therapy and veterinary medicine); State levelSector regulator		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-003	StatuteSecretary's orders in a catastrophic health emergency: evaluation and treatment, isolation and quarantine of individuals and groups…	Maryland General Assembly (Health-General Article, Title 18, Subtitle 9, Catastrophic Health Emergencies)	MarylandState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-004	StatuteOffense of knowing and willful failure to comply with a Secretary's order, regulation or directive; civil penalties and licensing discipline…	Maryland General Assembly (Health-General Article, Title 18, Subtitle 9)	MarylandState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-007	StatuteGovernor's orders in a catastrophic health emergency: seizure and rationing, medical examination, testing and vaccination, isolation and…	Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A, Catastrophic Health Emergencies)	MarylandState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-008	StatuteOffense of knowing and willful failure to comply with an order, requirement or directive issued in a catastrophic health emergency…	Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A)	MarylandState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. FED-287	General Order No. 44 (entrance protocols; COVID-19)General Order 44: Entrance Protocols (Elbert P. Tuttle Courthouse)	United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit	United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Atlanta)Court		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DEN-062	Chief Judge Order 020-08: Jury Call and Trial Procedures Plan (COVID-19)CJO 020-08 Chief Judge Order Jury Call and Trial Procedures Plan COVID-19 (August 2020)	Presiding Judge, Denver County Court	Denver County Court, ColoradoCourt		2020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DFW-099	COVID-19 Operating Plan, Collin County Court System (2020)Collin County court system COVID-19 operating plan (2020)	Collin County Court System	Collin County, TexasCourt		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-090	Chester County instruments: COVID-19 disaster emergency declaration (March 2020); intergovernmental agreement to serve Delaware County (approved Mar. 18, 2020; ended July 31, 2021); Health Department school guidance (Aug. 4, 2020) and 2021-22 close-contact, symptomatic and antigen-testing instructions (Aug. 2021); 'Simple Ask: Wear a Mask' campaign (2020); First Amended Declaration of Judicial Emergency of the Court of Common Pleas (2020)Chester County COVID-19 instruments (by category)	Chester County Board of Commissioners; Chester County Health Department (Jeanne Casner, Director, 2020; Jeanne Franklin, Public Health Director, 2021); President Judge of the 15th Judicial District	Chester County, Pennsylvania (Board of Commissioners; Chester County Health Department; Court of Common Pleas, 15th Judicial District)County		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationSchools and child careCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source

Superior Court of California, County of Riverside (Public Information Officer Marita C. Ford), News Release: Resumption of Jury Trials (Feb. 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-RIV-042)
OSHA, Hartford Area Office (Inspection No. 1505094), Citation, Somerset Dental Group, Glastonbury, CT (respiratory protection) (Apr. 15, 2021) (Ex. DUT-FED-018)
Gallatin City-County Board of Health, Phase Two reopening emergency rule (bars, restaurants, casinos, breweries and distilleries closing at 10 p.m.; 50 percent capacity), as amended April 2021 (eight per table; bar-stool spacing 3 feet), and Board action removing the enforcement mechanism of the Quarantine and Isolation Rule and the nursing-home visitation rules (April 2021) (Apr. 19, 2021) (Ex. MT-077)
Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (County service-updates page), Miami-Dade County 'Transit Service Updates' page (Wayback snapshot of Aug. 3, 2021) (Ex. MET-MIA-024)
Chief Judge G. Murray Snow, General Order 20-10 (court operations under COVID-19, March 2020) and its successors General Orders 20-11 through 20-30 (2020) and 21-11 (June 17, 2021) (Ex. FED-289)
Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE), TSBDE 'Important COVID-19 Information' page (emergency rule history and expiration statement) (June 18, 2021) (Ex. TX-056)
North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division (Commissioner of Labor), 13 NCAC 07F.0101 (General Industry), incorporating 29 C.F.R. Part 1910 by reference; amended effective July 21, 2021 as an emergency temporary standard (COVID-19 Healthcare ETS, 29 C.F.R. 1910.502-.509) and amended effective March 4, 2022 on the expiration of that standard (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-009)
New York State Workers' Compensation Board, Board Announcement: Connecting during COVID-19 (Oct. 4, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-020)
Iowa Labor Commissioner, Labor Services Division [875] (Iowa OSHA), 875 IAC chapter 10, General Industry Safety and Health Rules, rule 875-10.20(88) Adoption by reference (compilation of October 6, 2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IA-018)
State Board of Health (Virginia Department of Health), 12VAC5-90, Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control (full chapter), including 12VAC5-90-80 (Lists of diseases that shall be reported), 12VAC5-90-90 (Those required to report), 12VAC5-90-100 (Methods), 12VAC5-90-103 (Isolation for communicable disease of public health threat) and 12VAC5-90-107 (Quarantine) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VA-003)
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, IDFPR list, 'Issued COVID Temporary Practice Permits' (permits valid until July 11, 2023), by profession code, name, city, State and date issued (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-053)
Rhode Island General Assembly, R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-15 (standing) (Ex. DUT-RI-011)
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655, Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-009)
Delaware General Assembly (codified statute), 16 Del. C. §§ 501-510 (Report of contagious diseases; Notifiable diseases; Communicable diseases; regulations; quarantine; Due process rights of quarantined individuals; Tracking of potential or existing public health emergencies) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-004)
General Court (codified statute administered by the Commissioner of Public Health), G.L. c. 17, s. 2A (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-001)
Department of Public Health (regulation), 105 CMR 300.100 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-011)
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions (Deputy Commissioner for the Professions), Office of the Professions memorandum, 'What Is Telepractice?' (COVID-19 telepractice guidance for Title VIII licensees, posted on the Office's COVID-19 page) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-054)
Maryland General Assembly (Health-General Article, Title 18, Subtitle 9, Catastrophic Health Emergencies), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-003)
Maryland General Assembly (Health-General Article, Title 18, Subtitle 9), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-004)
Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A, Catastrophic Health Emergencies), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-007)
Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-008)
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, General Order No. 44 (entrance protocols; COVID-19) (Ex. FED-287)
Presiding Judge, Denver County Court, Chief Judge Order 020-08: Jury Call and Trial Procedures Plan (COVID-19) (Ex. MET-DEN-062)
Collin County Court System, COVID-19 Operating Plan, Collin County Court System (2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-099)
Chester County Board of Commissioners; Chester County Health Department (Jeanne Casner, Director, 2020; Jeanne Franklin, Public Health Director, 2021); President Judge of the 15th Judicial District, Chester County instruments: COVID-19 disaster emergency declaration (March 2020); intergovernmental agreement to serve Delaware County (approved Mar. 18, 2020; ended July 31, 2021); Health Department school guidance (Aug. 4, 2020) and 2021-22 close-contact, symptomatic and antigen-testing instructions (Aug. 2021); 'Simple Ask: Wear a Mask' campaign (2020); First Amended Declaration of Judicial Emergency of the Court of Common Pleas (2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-090)

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