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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-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-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-DC-001D.C. Official Code sec. 7-2304Issuance of emergency executive orderCouncil of the District of ColumbiaDistrict of ColumbiaStateMar. 5, 19812020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationCurfew and hoursQuarantine and isolationSupply chainStanding 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-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-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-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. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-031NCEES COVID-19 exam administration updates (chronology: April 2020 pencil-and-paper exams cancelled; Pearson VUE capacity limits through 2021; masks required at Pearson VUE centers from Dec. 1, 2021)Latest Information on COVID-19 Response (NCEES)NCEESAll States; National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (the council of the State engineering and surveying licensing boards, which administers the FE, PE, FS and PS examinations for every board)Sector regulatorMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-070Coronavirus Update - ARE 5.0 (chronology from March 2020: Prometric test centers closed; ARE appointments cancelled; seat credits; masks required at test centers; online proctoring launched Nov. 16, 2020; continued closures and short-notice cancellations into 2021)Coronavirus Update--ARE 5.0 (updated Feb. 3-4, 2021)NCARBAll States; National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (council of the 55 architectural licensing boards; administers the Architect Registration Examination)Sector regulatorMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSP-021Emergency Executive Orders compendium (City page)City of Saint Paul Emergency Executive Orders 2020-1 through 2022-18 and the emergency declaration continuations (full text as published by…Mayor Melvin Carter III (Office of the Mayor; Saint Paul Emergency Management)City of Saint Paul, MinnesotaCityMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-008DSHS News Release, 'Texas Health Commissioner Declares Public Health Disaster' (March 19, 2020)Texas Health Commissioner Declares Public Health Disaster: Calls on Texans to stay home and limit gatherings to 10 peopleTexas Department of State Health Services (DSHS); Commissioner John Hellerstedt, M.D.TexasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeGathering capWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-070GoTriangle COVID-19 Updates page (as of Aug. 8, 2020)GoTriangle COVID-19 Updates - fares suspended, rear-door boarding, face coverings required from June 22, 2020GoTriangleGoTriangle (Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority; Wake, Durham and Orange Counties)Sector regulatorJune 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-072GoRaleigh Related COVID-19 Information (as of Mar. 31, 2020)GoRaleigh service reductions, rear-door boarding and fare suspensionGoRaleigh (City of Raleigh Transportation Department)City of Raleigh (GoRaleigh transit)CityMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-017Memorandum to Kansas Prosecutors and Law Enforcement, 'State and local law enforcement duties and authorities under emergency powers invoked in connection with COVID-19 response' (March 24, 2020)State and local law enforcement duties and authorities under emergency powers invoked in connection with COVID-19 responseAttorney General Derek Schmidt (Office of the Kansas Attorney General)KansasStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-013OCC Bulletin 2020-23Pandemic Planning: Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers in the Financial Services SectorOffice of the Comptroller of the CurrencyUnited States; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (federal)FederalMar. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Stay-at-homeTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-012SR 20-6Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers in the Financial Services Sector During the COVID-19 ResponseBoard of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemUnited States; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (federal)FederalMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Stay-at-homeTravel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read