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Ex. DUT-MA-012St. 1950, c. 639 (the Civil Defense Act), ss. 1, 5, 7, 8, 8AAn Act to Provide for the Safety of the Commonwealth During the Existence of an Emergency Resulting from Disaster or from Hostile ActionGeneral Court; approved by the Governor July 20, 1950 (emergency law)MassachusettsStateJuly 20, 19502020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-003Statute (Emergency Management Services Code, Title 35, Part V, Chapter 73, sec. 7301)35 Pa.C.S. sec. 7301, General authority of GovernorGeneral Assembly of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaStateNov. 26, 19782020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding 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-NH-005RSA 141-C:16-bCancellation of EventsNew Hampshire General CourtNew HampshireStateJuly 7, 20082020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyGathering capEvents and venuesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-01564 C.S.R. 7, Reportable Diseases, Events and Conditions (legislative rule)Reportable Diseases, Events and Conditions: reporting duties; outbreak reporting; control measures; isolation, quarantine and placarding…West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health (legislative rule authorized by the Legislature)West VirginiaStateJuly 12, 20132020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ID-001Idaho Code section 56-1003(7) (text as in force March 2020 through June 30, 2021)Powers and duties of the director: orders of isolation and quarantine; misdemeanor for violationIdaho Legislature (Idaho Code tit. 56, ch. 10, Department of Health and Welfare)IdahoStateJuly 1, 20162020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-002C.R.S. § 25-1.5-101(1)(a) (Powers and duties of department)Powers and duties of department - laboratory cash fund - reportColorado General Assembly (OLLS, Colorado Revised Statutes 2018)ColoradoStateOct. 1, 20182020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venuesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-006C.R.S. § 24-33.5-704 (The governor and disaster emergencies - response - duties and limitations)The governor and disaster emergencies - response - duties and limitationsColorado General Assembly (OLLS, Colorado Revised Statutes 2018)ColoradoStateOct. 1, 20182020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding 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. MET-HOU-044Release: Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Declare Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19Mayor's proclamation of a Local State of Disaster Due to a Public Health Emergency; Rodeo closed; City events cancelledMayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)City of Houston, TexasCityMar. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-083DC DOC 'Coronavirus Prevention' page (as archived Mar. 28, 2020)All in-person visits, programming and volunteer activities suspended 'for the entirety of the Public Health Emergency'; modified movement…DC Department of Corrections (Director Quincy Booth)District of Columbia Department of Corrections; District (State-level) authorityStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesOtherPrimary 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. IL-002Executive Order 2020-04 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 2)Cancellation of gatherings of 1,000 or more; closure of the James R. Thompson Center; State employee sick leaveGovernor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-009Declaration of Emergency (Declaration of Disaster Emergency) of the City of PittsburghEmergency Declaration: Resolution providing for a Declaration of Emergency issued by the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh... as it pertains…Mayor William Peduto (ratified by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh, Resolution 140 of 2020, March 17, 2020)City of Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCityMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAC-053City release of Mar. 12, 2020 announcing the emergency measures adopted at the Mar. 13, 2020 special meeting (local emergency declaration, Resolution 2020-0075; cancellation of special-event permits over 250 persons; eviction prohibition; small business loans)Sacramento City leaders announce emergency measures to help residents and businesses affected by COVID-19City of Sacramento (Mayor Darrell Steinberg and City Council; Director of Emergency Services)City of Sacramento, CaliforniaCityMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationEvents and venuesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
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-OK-00663 O.S. 683.9 (text effective Nov. 1, 2009 to June 30, 2025)Emergency Powers and Duties of GovernorOklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003)OklahomaStateNov. 1, 20092020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capSupply chainStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-080Executive Order 2020-02, COVID-19 State of EmergencyCOVID-19 State of Emergency (and closure of specified places of assembly)County Executive Calvin BallHoward County, MarylandCountyMar. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-031Letter to Credit Unions 20-CU-03Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19NCUAUnited States; National Credit Union Administration (federal)FederalMar. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Stay-at-homeTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. CT-004Executive Order No. 7DProtection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Crowd Reduction and Social DistancingGovernor Ned LamontConnecticutStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary 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. MET-NYC-003Emergency Executive Order No. 100Closure of restaurants, bars and cafes to on-premises service; closure of entertainment venues and commercial gyms; cessation of elective…Mayor Bill de BlasioNew York CityCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-026City Emergency Orders index (Declaration of Civil Emergency; Emergency Orders 2020-02 to 2020-17), as captured in 2021City Emergency Orders (City's COVID-19 response updates)City of Vancouver (City Manager's Office), listing Emergency Orders 2020-02 through 2020-17 and the Declaration of Civil EmergencyCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-060City of Jackson COVID-19 Executive Orders (compilation, 102 pages): Proclamation of Civil Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020); Proclamation of Executive Order Requiring Individuals to Stay at Home, Barring Non-Essential Business (Mar. 31, 2020; effective Apr. 3 - Apr. 17, 2020; continued Apr. 16 and Apr. 30, 2020 to May 15); Stay Safe Jackson Executive Order (effective May 16, 2020); Amended (June 4, 2020) and Second Amended Stay Safe Jackson (effective July 2, 2020); Mayoral Curfew Orders (effective Aug. 12 and Aug. 19, 2020); Proclamations closing City Hall and requiring non-essential City employees to work remotely (Dec. 19, 2020 - Jan. 6, 2021; Jan. 7 - Jan. 21; Jan. 22 - Feb. 12, 2021; Dec. 29, 2021 - Jan. 5, 2022); Safe Recovery Jackson Executive Order (effective May 10, 2021) and Amended Safe Recovery Jackson Executive Order (effective May 24, 2021); City employee face-covering-or-vaccination Executive Orders (effective Aug. 16, 2021; amended effective Aug. 23, 2021; amended effective Sept. 20, 2021)COVID-19 Executive Orders, City of JacksonMayor Chokwe Antar LumumbaCity of Jackson, Mississippi (Hinds County)CityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. NY-010Executive Order No. 202.3Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster EmergencyGovernor Andrew M. CuomoNew YorkStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOtherPrimary source read