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The Maine file holds 94 instruments from the State's governor, health authorities, courts and agencies, 94 of them with the exhibit file held by The COVID Project. 121 records in the Library resolve to Maine in all, counting its metros, the agency clusters and the standing duties.

Code MEFirst closure or stay-at-home order Mar. 18, 2020 Ex. ME-004End of general restrictions May 24, 2021Orders reaching 2021 Q3 16Primary source read 91 Confirmed from a secondary source 3
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The Maine file

The record in brief

Maine's regime was statewide, gubernatorial and continuous from March 15, 2020 through midnight on June 30, 2021, built on a Proclamation of State of Civil Emergency under 37-B M.R.S. ch. 13 and 22 M.R.S. §§ 801(4-A) and 802(2-A) (ME-001) that the Governor renewed every thirty days sixteen times (ME-018, 024, 027, 030, 035, 037, 038, 041, 043, 047, 050, 052, 054, 055, the unretrieved May 12-13, 2021 renewal, and the final June 11, 2021 renewal that expired June 30, 2021, ME-059). The Legislature ratified and enlarged the emergency powers on March 18, 2020 in P.L. 2019, ch. 617 (LD 2167) (ME-003). 2020 Q2 (with the March 13-31 run-up): Executive Order 14 FY 19/20 (March 18) prohibited gatherings of more than ten persons and closed every restaurant and bar dining room from 6 p.m. that day (ME-004); EO 19 FY 19/20 (March 24, effective 12:01 a.m. March 25) ordered every non-essential business to 'cease activities at sites that are public facing' and directed essential businesses to 'to maximum extent practicable have their employees work remotely' (ME-007, with the DECD essential-business list and FAQs, ME-008, ME-009); EO 28 FY 19/20 (March 31, effective 12:01 a.m. April 2) ordered all persons 'to stay at their homes or places of residence' except for enumerated activities, capped in-store customers by square footage, restricted public transit and private-vehicle travel, continued the closure of in-person instruction, and preempted less restrictive local orders, enforceable as a Class E crime (ME-011, amended by ME-017 and ME-028); EO 34 FY 19/20 (April 3) imposed a 14-day quarantine on every person entering Maine and closed all lodging to the public from noon April 5 (ME-013); EO 19-A extended EO 19 to April 30 (ME-015); EO 49 FY 19/20 (April 29) extended EOs 14, 19, 28 and 34 through May 31, adopted the four-stage Restarting Maine's Economy Plan (ME-020, ME-080) under which businesses reopened only on 'conditional approval' subject to mandatory COVID-19 Prevention Checklists, and mandated cloth face coverings in public settings from May 1 (ME-021); DHHS conditioned the reopening of health care on adoption of its May 12 guidance (ME-023); EO 55 FY 19/20 (May 29, effective May 31) raised the gathering cap to 50 from June 1, ordered that 'all businesses and operations shall to the extent practicable continue to have their employees work remotely,' continued the vehicle-travel limits and lodging closure, and required every public-facing business to post face-covering signage by June 5 (ME-025); EO 57 FY 19/20 (June 9) replaced the quarantine with a test-or-quarantine rule enforced through lodging Certificates of Compliance (ME-026). Courts: the Supreme Judicial Court suspended jury trials, evictions, foreclosures, small claims and most civil dockets from March 13-18, 2020 (ME-063 to ME-067). 2020 Q3: the emergency, EO 55, EO 57 and the checklists remained in force; EO 2 FY 20/21 (July 8) compelled large retailers, eating establishments, bars, tasting rooms and lodging in seven coastal counties and five cities to enforce customer face coverings (ME-029); EO 6 FY 20/21 (August 1) set outdoor gatherings at 5 per 1,000 sq. ft. or 100 and kept indoor gatherings at 50 (ME-034); indoor bar service, scheduled for Stage 3 on July 1, was postponed indefinitely; EO 7 FY 20/21 (August 26) conditioned school subsidy on compliance with the DOE Framework's requirements for in-person, hybrid and remote instruction (ME-036, ME-031); the Bureau of Insurance's emergency bulletins (ME-076 to ME-079) and the housing orders (ME-019, ME-033) continued. 2020 Q4 (the winter re-tightening): EO 14 FY 20/21 (October 6, effective October 13) allowed seated venues 50 percent or 100 persons and required employee and customer masking (ME-039); EO 16 FY 20/21 (November 4) made face coverings mandatory in all public settings 'regardless of the ability to maintain physical distance,' returned the indoor cap to 50, and delegated to the DECD and DHHS Commissioners the power to issue activity-specific requirements 'enforceable in the same manner as an Executive Order' (ME-042); under that delegation DECD required every seated food and drink establishment to 'close for the night by 9:00 p.m.' from November 20, 2020 through January 3, 2021 (extended to February 1, 2021), kept bars, breweries and tasting rooms 'outdoor-only until further notice,' and capped indoor seated service at 50 per room in no more than two rooms (ME-082); Massachusetts lost its travel exemption November 16; EO 18 FY 20/21 (December 9) put the quarantine period under the Maine CDC Director (ME-044); EO 19 and 19-A FY 20/21 (December 11 and 15) required the owner of every indoor public setting to bar unmasked persons, enforceable by injunction, criminal prosecution and license action (ME-045, ME-046). 2021 Q1: the 9 p.m. closing ended February 1, 2021; EO 31 (February 12) set the worship cap at 5 per 1,000 sq. ft. or 50 (ME-051); EO 35 FY 20/21 (March 5) exempted vaccinated and recovered travelers, fixed indoor capacity at 50 percent from March 26 and 75 percent from May 24, and outdoor at 75 then 100 percent (ME-053). 2021 Q2: EO 37 (April 28) ended outdoor masking (ME-056); the test-or-quarantine rule was lifted administratively May 1; EO 38 (May 13) lifted all indoor gathering and in-store limits effective May 24 (ME-057); EO 39 (May 19) repealed the face-covering mandate effective May 24 except in schools and child care (ME-058); the emergency and every general order expired at midnight June 30, 2021 under EO 40 FY 20/21 (ME-060). 2021 Q3: the State issued no general business order, but the Maine CDC's emergency rule of August 12, 2021 (10-144 C.M.R. ch. 264) required every employee of every licensed hospital, nursing facility, residential care facility, ICF/IID, multi-level facility, home health agency, EMS organization and dental practice to be immunized against COVID-19, with the final dose by September 17, 2021 and exclusion from the worksite as the sanction (ME-061), upheld in Does 1-6 v. Mills (ME-062); the Judicial Branch reinstated courthouse face coverings on August 16, 2021 (ME-074); transition orders under EO 40 ran to August 30, August 31, September 30 and December 31, 2021; and the federal layer continued. Portland issued its own stay-at-home emergency order effective 5 p.m. March 25, 2020, extended it to May 18, and aligned it with the State's orders on May 4, 2020 (ME-089 to ME-091); in Q3 2021 Portland recommended but did not require masks (ME-093, ME-094).

The six quarters

What the record shows in force in Maine on the first day and the last day of each quarter. Every exhibit named here opens its record. The orders of March 13 to 31, 2020 belong to the second quarter of 2020, because wages paid after March 12, 2020 fall in that quarter.

QuarterFirst dayLast day
2020 Q2Second quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →April 1, 2020: State of Civil Emergency (ME-001) in force; EO 14 FY 19/20 (gatherings over 10 prohibited; every restaurant and bar dining room closed) in force as extended by EO 19 § III (ME-004, ME-007); EO 19 FY 19/20 in force since 12:01 a.m. March 25 (all non-essential businesses closed at public-facing sites and at sites where more than 10 workers convene; telework 'to the maximum extent practicable') (ME-007); EO 28 FY 19/20 signed March 31, taking effect 12:01 a.m. April 2 (stay at home; retail customer caps; transit and private-vehicle limits; in-person instruction ended) (ME-011); EO 16, 18 and 20 FY 19/20 in force (ME-005, ME-006, ME-010); Supreme Judicial Court Revised Emergency Order of March 18 and PMO-SJC-1 of March 30 (jury trials, evictions, foreclosures, small claims and most civil matters not heard through May 1) (ME-063, ME-065); Portland stay-at-home emergency order in force since 5 p.m. March 25 (ME-089); Insurance Emergency and BOI Bulletin 442 (ME-002, ME-076).June 30, 2020: emergency renewed June 10 (ME-027); EO 55 FY 19/20 (effective May 31) governs: gatherings capped at 50, businesses reopen only as authorized under the Restarting Plan and its checklists, 'all businesses and operations shall to the extent practicable continue to have their employees work remotely,' public transit only for essential purposes, private vehicles limited to household members, face-covering signage mandatory (ME-025); EO 49 § V face-covering mandate in force (ME-021); EO 28-A-2 in-store limit of 5 customers per 1,000 sq. ft. (ME-028); EO 57 FY 19/20 travel order in force (New Hampshire and Vermont residents exempt from June 12; test-or-quarantine and lodging Certificate of Compliance from July 1) (ME-026); indoor dining reopened in 13 counties June 1 but deferred in Androscoggin, Cumberland and York (Governor's release, May 27, 2020); indoor bar service not authorized; gyms and nail salons deferred (release, May 19, 2020); courts under PMO-SJC-1 as revised and the Phased Management Plan of May 27, 2020 (ME-066, ME-068); evictions and writs suspended (ME-019).
2020 Q3Third quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →July 1, 2020: emergency (ME-027); EO 55 and EO 49 § V (gathering cap 50; telework 'to the extent practicable'; face coverings; checklists) (ME-025, ME-021); EO 57 § II test-or-quarantine and lodging Certificate of Compliance in effect from this day (ME-026, ME-086); Stage 3 reopenings under DECD checklists (lodging to all visitors under Keep Maine Healthy; indoor amusement; spas) with indoor bar service postponed indefinitely (Governor's release, June 2020); EO 40 FY 19/20 eviction provisions (ME-019); PMO-SJC-1 as revised (ME-066).September 30, 2020: emergency renewed September 30 (ME-038); EO 55, EO 49 § V, EO 2 FY 20/21 (coastal-county face-covering enforcement, ME-029), EO 6 FY 20/21 (outdoor gatherings 5 per 1,000 sq. ft. or 100; indoor 50; masks for children 5 and older in schools and child care, ME-034), EO 57 as applied (Massachusetts exempted September 23, 2020 per release), EO 7 FY 20/21 school order and DOE Framework (ME-036, ME-031), EO 5 FY 20/21 housing protections (ME-033), the DECD checklists (ME-081 to ME-088), PMO-SJC-8 (ME-069) and PMO-SJC-1 as revised.
2020 Q4Fourth quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →October 1, 2020: all Q3 instruments in force; indoor gatherings 50, outdoor 100; face coverings where distancing difficult; indoor bar service still not authorized.December 31, 2020: emergency renewed December 22 (ME-047); EO 14 FY 20/21 (seated venues 50 percent or 100; employee and customer masking in retail, eating establishments, bars, tasting rooms, social clubs and lodging) (ME-039); EO 16 FY 20/21 (face coverings in all public settings regardless of distance; indoor gatherings back to 50; DECD/DHHS requirements 'enforceable in the same manner as an Executive Order') (ME-042); DECD seated food and drink requirement: 'must close for the night by 9:00 p.m.' (November 20, 2020 through January 3, 2021, then extended), bars 'outdoor-only until further notice,' 50 per room in no more than two rooms, outdoor 100 (ME-082); EO 18 FY 20/21 quarantine period set by Maine CDC (ME-044); EO 19-A FY 20/21: owners of indoor public settings 'must require all persons to wear face coverings' (ME-046); EO 57 test-or-quarantine with Massachusetts no longer exempt (November 16, 2020); EO 7-A FY 20/21 (ME-048); retail 5 per 1,000 sq. ft. (ME-084); courts: Phase Five of the Phased Management Plan held in abeyance (ME-073), PMO-SJC-9 courthouse screening (ME-070).
2021 Q1First quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →January 1, 2021: every December 31, 2020 instrument in force, including the 9 p.m. closing (extended through January 3 and then continued into January by the Mills Administration's January 2021 announcement).March 31, 2021: emergency renewed March 17 (ME-054); 9 p.m. closing ended February 1, 2021 (Governor's release, January 2021); EO 31 FY 20/21 worship cap 5 per 1,000 sq. ft. or 50 (ME-051); EO 35 FY 20/21: from March 26 indoor gatherings and in-store customers capped at 50 percent of permitted occupancy, 5 per 1,000 sq. ft. or 50, whichever greatest, outdoor 75 percent; vaccinated and recovered travelers exempt from the test-or-quarantine rule from March 5 (Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island residents exempt per release) (ME-053); indoor bar service reopened March 26 (Moving Maine Forward release); face coverings in all public settings (ME-042, ME-046); PMO-SJC-1 as revised, PMO-SJC-10 and -12 (ME-066, ME-071, ME-072).
2021 Q2Second quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →April 1, 2021: emergency (ME-054); EO 35 capacity limits (50 percent indoor, 75 percent outdoor); EO 16 and 19-A face coverings indoors and outdoors; EO 57/35 test-or-quarantine for non-exempt travelers; EO 31 worship cap; checklists.June 30, 2021: final renewal of June 11 expires at midnight (ME-059); EO 40 FY 20/21 signed this day terminates every general order at midnight and schedules the transition orders (ME-060); before midnight the only general requirements remaining were face coverings in schools and child care (EO 14 FY 20/21 § I(A)(3), preserved by EO 39 § I(A)(2), ME-058) and distancing where people eat or drink (release, May 13, 2021); indoor capacity limits and in-store customer limits ended May 24 (ME-057); the general face-covering mandate ended May 24 (ME-058); outdoor masking ended April 28 (ME-056); the travel test-or-quarantine requirement was lifted administratively May 1, 2021 (Maine CDC announcement of April 27, 2021, secondary) while EO 57 as amended remained on the books to June 30; the Judicial Branch issued PPMO-SJC-1 June 1 and discontinued the Phased Management Plan (ME-074, ME-073).
2021 Q3Third quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →July 1, 2021: State of Civil Emergency ended at midnight June 30; no general business, gathering, capacity, face-covering, travel or stay-home order of the State in force. In force: EO 16 FY 19/20 § I(F), EO 20 FY 19/20, EO 27 FY 19/20 and EO 35 FY 19/20 § I(A) (to August 30, 2021), EO 52 FY 19/20 (to August 31), EO 23 FY 20/21 (to September 30), EO 3 FY 20/21 and EO 46 FY 19/20 (to December 31), the Insurance Emergency (to July 31) (ME-060, ME-002); the DHHS-declared public health emergency 'effective as of July 1, 2021' recited in 10-144 C.M.R. ch. 264 (ME-061); Judicial Branch PPMO-SJC-1 (remote-hearing protocols; health precautions in court facilities) (ME-074); PMO-SJC-2(A), (F), (G) (remote oaths, depositions, e-signatures) (ME-067); the federal layer (CDC conveyance mask order, TSA directives, OSHA Healthcare ETS, federal PHE).September 30, 2021: no general State order in force; in force: Maine CDC emergency rule 10-144 C.M.R. ch. 264 effective August 12, 2021, requiring COVID-19 immunization of every employee of every Designated Healthcare Facility, EMS organization and dental practice, final dose by September 17, 2021, unimmunized employees excluded from the worksite, enforcement announced for October 29, 2021 (ME-061; Does 1-6 v. Mills, ME-062); PPMO-SJC-1 as revised August 16, 2021 reinstating face coverings in court facilities (ME-074); EO 23 FY 20/21 (expiring this day), EO 3 FY 20/21 and EO 46 FY 19/20; the DHHS public health emergency; federal instruments; Portland's August 5, 2021 alert and October 4, 2021 Council resolution were recommendations, not requirements (ME-093, ME-094).

The end of general restrictions

The day the general business restrictions ended in Maine, the instrument that ended them, and what the record shows still in force afterward. The end of the general orders is not the end of the record: sector rules, standing duties and the federal layer continue past it.

End of general restrictions

2021-05-24 (capacity and general masking); 2021-06-30 (emergency, school and child-care masking, EO 57 travel order, all other general orders)

Instrument EO 38 FY 20/21 (May 13, 2021) lifting indoor gathering and in-store customer limits, and EO 39 FY 20/21 (May 19, 2021) repealing the general face-covering mandate, both effective May 24, 2021 (ME-057, ME-058); the State of Civil Emergency and every remaining COVID-19 Executive Order without its own termination date expired at midnight June 30, 2021 under the June 11, 2021 renewal proclamation and EO 40 FY 20/21 (ME-059, ME-060)

What remained in force

After May 24, 2021: face coverings in schools and child-care settings (EO 14 FY 20/21 § I(A)(3), preserved by EO 39 § I(A)(2)) and physical distancing where people eat or drink, both to June 30, 2021; the State of Civil Emergency and EO 57 travel order (as amended) to June 30, 2021. After June 30, 2021 (EO 40 FY 20/21 § II): the Insurance Emergency to July 31, 2021; EO 16 FY 19/20 § I(F), EO 20 FY 19/20 (family child care), EO 27 FY 19/20 and EO 35 FY 19/20 § I(A) (health-care licensing and telehealth) to August 30, 2021; EO 52 FY 19/20 (education) to August 31, 2021; EO 23 FY 20/21 to September 30, 2021; EO 3 FY 20/21 (MaineCare) and EO 46 FY 19/20 to December 31, 2021; EO 48 FY 19/20 to six months after the federal PHE. New in Q3 2021: the Maine CDC emergency rule of August 12, 2021 (10-144 C.M.R. ch. 264) requiring COVID-19 immunization of health-care, EMS and dental employees (ME-061); the Judicial Branch's PPMO-SJC-1 as revised August 16, 2021 reinstating courthouse face coverings (ME-074); the DHHS-declared public health emergency effective July 1, 2021 recited in the rule; the federal conveyance mask order, TSA directives, OSHA Healthcare ETS and the other federal instruments in the FED files.

Preemption of local orders

Maine did not bar local orders. EO 28 FY 19/20 § V (March 31, 2020) set a floor, not a ceiling: 'This Order preempts any local ordinance or emergency order of the same subject matter that is less restrictive than or otherwise inconsistent with this Order.' Stricter local orders survived: Portland's City Manager issued a stay-at-home emergency order under Portland City Code ch. 2, §§ 2-406 and 2-408 effective 5 p.m. March 25, 2020, a week before the State's order, the City Council extended it on April 27, 2020 to May 18, and the City folded it into the Governor's orders on May 4, 2020 (ME-089 to ME-091). EO 2 FY 20/21 § II (July 8, 2020) affirmatively authorized municipalities 'to enforce the use of face coverings on streets and sidewalks, in parks and other public spaces... and to enforce the gathering limits' (ME-029). No statute or order barred municipal or school-board mask or gathering rules in 2021; after June 30, 2021 the State's position was that its recommendations were 'recommendations, not requirements' (Governor's release, July 28, 2021), leaving local school boards and municipalities free to act.

Third quarter of 2021

July 1 through September 30, 2021, the last claimable quarter: the instruments the record shows in force in Maine. An order in force on any day of the quarter is an order in force during it. The quarter nationally →

In force (7)

  • ME-061 Maine CDC emergency rule 10-144 C.M.R. ch. 264 (Aug. 12, 2021; final dose Sept. 17, 2021; exclusion from worksite)
  • ME-062 Does 1-6 v. Mills, 16 F.4th 20 (1st Cir. Oct. 19, 2021) (post-period judicial opinion cited as evidence only, not as an instrument in force; describing the rule 'effective August 12, 2021, requiring all workers in licensed healthcare facilities to be vaccinated' (ME-061).
  • ME-060 EO 40 FY 20/21 § II(C): EO 16 FY 19/20 § I(F), EO 20 FY 19/20, EO 27 FY 19/20, EO 35 FY 19/20 § I(A) to Aug. 30, 2021; EO 52 FY 19/20 to Aug. 31, 2021; EO 23 FY 20/21 to Sept. 30, 2021; EO 3 FY 20/21 and EO 46 FY 19/20 to Dec. 31, 2021; EO 48 FY 19/20 to six months after the federal PHE
  • ME-002 / ME-060 § II(B): Insurance Emergency under 24-A M.R.S. § 471 to July 31, 2021
  • ME-074 Judicial Branch PPMO-SJC-1 (June 1, 2021; revised June 28, July 1 and Aug. 16, 2021): remote-hearing protocols and health precautions; face coverings in court facilities reinstated Aug. 16, 2021
  • ME-067 PMO-SJC-2(A), (F), (G): remote oaths at depositions, remote oral depositions, electronic signatures (continuing)
  • Federal: CDC conveyance mask order (86 Fed. Reg. 8025) and TSA security directives; OSHA Healthcare ETS (29 C.F.R. § 1910.502) from June 21, 2021; HHS PHE; CMS QSO memoranda (see FED files)

Sector chronology

How the orders reached each kind of business in Maine, sector by sector, in the order the record gives. Open a sector to read its chronology; every exhibit named opens its record.

Restaurants and bars

Dine-in closed 6 p.m. Mar. 18, 2020 (EO 14, ME-004), extended to Apr. 8 (EO 19 § III), Apr. 30 (EO 28 § VII), May 31 (EO 49 § III); Restarting Plan Stage 2 reopened dine-in June 1, 2020 in 13 counties under checklists, deferred in Androscoggin, Cumberland and York (release May 27, 2020), gathering cap 50 (EO 55); indoor bar service postponed indefinitely (release June 2020), announced for Nov. 2, 2020 (Stage 4) but held 'outdoor-only until further notice' (DECD, updated 11/1/20, ME-082); Oct. 13, 2020 seated venues 50 percent or 100 (ME-039); Nov. 4, 2020 back to 50 per room, two rooms (ME-042, ME-082); Nov. 20, 2020-Feb. 1, 2021 'must close for the night by 9:00 p.m.' (ME-082); Mar. 26, 2021 50 percent, 5 per 1,000 sq. ft. or 50, whichever greatest, and indoor bar service resumed (ME-053); May 24, 2021 capacity limits lifted (ME-057), masks lifted except distancing where eating (release May 13, 2021); all orders expired June 30, 2021.

Retail

Non-essential public-facing retail closed 12:01 a.m. Mar. 25, 2020 (EO 19 § II(C), ME-007; DECD list ME-008); essential stores capped at 5 to 100 customers by square footage from Apr. 2 (EO 28 § IV(C), ME-011), revised Apr. 10 (ME-017) and to 5 per 1,000 sq. ft. June 16, 2020 (ME-028, carried in the retail checklist ME-084 through May 23, 2021); Stage 1 (May 1, 2020) reopened limited retail under checklists in rural counties (May 11) and statewide Stage 2 (June 1); large retailers required to enforce customer masking July 8, 2020 (ME-029) and Oct. 13, 2020 (ME-039); Mar. 26, 2021 50 percent/5 per 1,000/50 (ME-053); May 24, 2021 limits lifted (ME-057).

Personal care

Barber shops, hair salons, spas, tattoo and piercing parlors, massage, nail technicians, cosmetologists, estheticians, electrolysis and laser hair removal closed Mar. 25, 2020 as non-essential (EO 19 § II(C), ME-007); barbers and hair salons reopened May 1, 2020 (Stage 1) under the cosmetology checklist (ME-088); nail salons deferred past June 1 (release May 19, 2020); spas reopened Stage 3 July 1, 2020 (release); face coverings for staff and clients and gathering limits throughout; all requirements expired June 30, 2021.

Fitness and entertainment

Gyms, theaters, casinos, shopping malls closed Mar. 25, 2020 (EO 19 § II(C)); gyms limited to outdoor classes under 10 and one-on-one indoors in May 2020, full reopening deferred past June 1 (release May 19, 2020); indoor amusement, movie theaters and arts venues reopened Stage 3 July 1, 2020 under checklists; gyms capped at the 50-indoor/100-outdoor gathering limit with masks at all times (ME-085); seated venues 50 percent or 100 from Oct. 13, 2020 (ME-039); 9 p.m. closing for amusement venues, theaters, performing arts and casinos Nov. 20, 2020-Feb. 1, 2021 (release Dec. 2020); Mar. 26, 2021 percentage caps (ME-053); lifted May 24, 2021 (ME-057).

Hotels and short-term rentals

All lodging operations and accommodations, including hotels, motels, inns, short-term rentals, RV parks and campgrounds, closed from noon Apr. 5, 2020 except for enumerated purposes; online reservations suspended (EO 34 § I(5), ME-013); closure extended to May 31 (EO 49); Stage 2 (June 1, 2020) lodging for Maine residents and exempt-state visitors; from July 1, 2020 lodging 'must collect... a complete certificate stating compliance' with the test-or-quarantine rule 'as a prerequisite to check-in' (EO 57 § II, ME-026; lodging checklist ME-086); face-covering enforcement duty July 8, 2020 (ME-029) and Oct. 13, 2020 (ME-039); vaccinated and recovered travelers exempt Mar. 5, 2021; requirement lifted administratively May 1, 2021; EO 57 expired June 30, 2021.

Offices and telework

EO 19 § II(B) (Mar. 24, 2020): 'Essential Businesses and Operations shall to maximum extent practicable have their employees work remotely'; § II(C): non-essential businesses may continue only activities 'facilitated to the maximum extent practicable by employees working remotely' (ME-007); EO 55 § I(D) (May 29, 2020): 'Until further notice, all businesses and operations shall to the extent practicable continue to have their employees work remotely consistent with Executive Order 19 § II(B). If a business or operation determines that remote work is not or is no longer practicable, such business or operation shall comply at the worksite with the pertinent COVID-19 Prevention Checklist' (ME-025); the general checklist required employee face coverings and screening (ME-083); public and community buildings checklist governed offices open to the public; in force until June 30, 2021.

Manufacturing

'Industrial manufacturing' designated essential Mar. 24, 2020 with the telework and distancing conditions of EO 19 § II(B) and (D) (ME-007); non-essential sites requiring more than 10 workers to convene where distancing was not possible had to cease (EO 19 § II(C)); general checklist (screening, masks, distancing) from May 1, 2020 (ME-083); Abnormal Market Disruption proclamations Mar. 17 and June 9, 2020 (EO 40 § II(E)); requirements expired June 30, 2021.

Construction

Construction 'and maintenance of essential infrastructure' designated essential Mar. 24, 2020 subject to telework 'to maximum extent practicable' and six-foot distancing (EO 19 § II(B), ME-007; ME-008); construction checklist required from May 1, 2020 (ME-081 lists it); employee face coverings under EO 49 § V as construed by DECD; permits and inspections subject to municipal office closures (Portland City Hall closed to the public, ME-091, ME-092); requirements expired June 30, 2021.

Real estate

Real estate 'as an essential business' addressed in DECD guidance (linked from ME-081); brokerage offices closed to the public as non-essential public-facing sites Mar. 25, 2020 unless within the essential list; remote notarization authorized Apr. 8, 2020 (EO 37, ME-016) and extended by EO 37-A (Apr. 24, 2020); unlawful evictions barred, writs of possession suspended and notice periods extended Apr. 16, 2020 (EO 40 FY 19/20, ME-019), continued and expanded July 30, 2020 (EO 5 FY 20/21, ME-033); courts heard no FED, foreclosure or small-claims matters from Mar. 18, 2020 until the Phased Management Plan reopened them (ME-063, ME-065, ME-068); registries and municipal offices closed or limited (Portland, ME-091).

Hospitals and long-term care

Mar. 15, 2020 recommendations to restrict visitors and non-essential personnel at long-term care facilities (Governor's release); hospitals and long-term care designated essential (EO 19 § II(B)(2)); EO 16 and EO 35 FY 19/20 licensing flexibilities (ME-005, ME-014); DHHS May 12, 2020 reopening conditions (ME-023); face coverings in health-care facilities as 'public settings' (EO 49 § V, ME-021; EO 16 FY 20/21 § I(B), ME-042) through May 24, 2021; Maine CDC emergency rule Aug. 12, 2021: hospitals, nursing facilities, residential care facilities, ICF/IIDs, multi-level facilities and home health agencies 'must require for all employees proof of immunization or documented immunity against... COVID-19' (ME-061); DHHS public health emergency effective July 1, 2021 (recited in ME-061); federal CMS and OSHA layers.

Dental and elective health care

Maine CDC guidance of Mar. 15, 2020 urged postponement of non-urgent medical and dental procedures, elective surgeries and appointments, recited in EO 16 and EO 35 FY 19/20 and in EO 19 § II(B) ('should be postponed based on consultations between individuals and providers; the use of telehealth and telephone consultation is strongly encouraged') (ME-005, ME-014, ME-007); EO 35 (Apr. 6, 2020) suspended licensing rules to enable telehealth (ME-014); DHHS guidance of May 12, 2020 conditioned reopening of health-care services in Stage 1 on adoption of federal and professional guidance, with dental providers 'encouraged to safely provide urgent care' pending CDC guidance (ME-023); EO 35 § I(A) extended to Aug. 30, 2021 (ME-060); from Aug. 12, 2021 every dental practice employee had to be immunized against COVID-19 (ME-061).

Schools

Mar. 15, 2020 recommendation to end classroom instruction; EO 15 FY 19/20 (Mar. 19) recites the 'recommended suspension of K-12 in-person classroom instruction'; EO 28 FY 19/20 (Mar. 31) continued the termination of in-person instruction until at least May 1, 2020 (ME-011; Governor's release); Apr. 7, 2020 recommendation to remain remote for the year; EO 49 extended through May 31; DOE Framework (July 13-17, 2020) fixed the requirements for in-person, hybrid and remote instruction, including face coverings for all staff and students age 5 and older (ME-031), made binding on public and approved private schools as a condition of subsidy by EO 7 FY 20/21 § I(A) (Aug. 26, 2020, ME-036) and EO 7-A (Dec. 31, 2020, ME-048); EO 6 FY 20/21 and EO 14 FY 20/21 § I(A)(3): 'Face coverings are required for all persons age 5 and older in all school and childcare settings, both public and private' (ME-034, ME-039), preserved by EO 39 to June 30, 2021 (ME-058); 2021-22: statewide masking recommended, not required (release July 28, 2021).

Child care

Child care providers designated essential Mar. 24, 2020 (EO 19 § II(B)(2)); EO 20 FY 19/20 (Mar. 24) suspended 22 M.R.S. § 8301-A to let uncertified family providers care for three additional children because 'approximately 30% of licensed child care providers statewide have closed temporarily as of March 23, 2020' (ME-010), in force to Aug. 30, 2021 (ME-060); face coverings required for children 5 and older in child-care settings from Aug. 1, 2020 (ME-034, ME-039) to June 30, 2021.

Worship and gatherings

Gatherings over 10 prohibited Mar. 18, 2020, expressly including 'faith-based events' (EO 14 § I(A), ME-004); drive-in services Stage 1; cap 50 from June 1, 2020 (EO 55 § I(A)); outdoor 100 from Aug. 1, 2020 (EO 6, ME-034); seated houses of worship 50 percent or 100 from Oct. 13, 2020 (ME-039); indoor back to 50 Nov. 4, 2020 (ME-042; ME-087); worship 5 per 1,000 sq. ft. or 50, whichever greater, Feb. 12, 2021 (EO 31, ME-051); 50 percent/5 per 1,000/50 from Mar. 26, 2021 (ME-053); lifted May 24, 2021 (ME-057).

Courts and public offices

Supreme Judicial Court Emergency Order Mar. 13, revised Mar. 18, 2020: all jury trials, grand juries, evictions, foreclosures, small claims, medical malpractice, family and most civil and criminal matters not scheduled or heard through May 1, 2020 (ME-063); court hours reduced Mar. 23 (ME-064); PMO-SJC-1 (Mar. 30, 2020, revised through May 6, 2021) (ME-065, ME-066); Phased Management Plan from May 27, 2020 (ME-068); jury trials resumed regionally in fall 2020, then Phase Five held in abeyance in late 2020 (ME-073); universal courthouse screening (ME-070); PMOs rescinded and PPMO-SJC-1 issued June 1, 2021, face coverings in court facilities reinstated Aug. 16, 2021 (ME-074); PMO-TC-1 rescinded July 13, 2021 (ME-075). BMV: license, ID and registration expirations extended from Mar. 23, 2020 (EO 18 FY 19/20, ME-006; EO 53, ME-022; EO 15 FY 20/21, ME-040), EO 18 rescinded Dec. 31, 2020 (ME-049); dealer plates (EO 4 FY 20/21, ME-032). Portland City Hall closed to the public (ME-091).

Travel and quarantine

EO 34 (Apr. 3, 2020): 'any person, resident or non-resident, traveling into Maine must immediately self-quarantine for 14 days,' Class E crime (ME-013); extended to May 31 (EO 49) and 'until further notice' (EO 55 § I(G)); EO 57 (June 9, 2020): test within 72 hours or quarantine 14 days, Certificate of Compliance at lodging, New Hampshire and Vermont exempt June 12, other states as Maine CDC determines (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut July 3; Massachusetts Sept. 23 to Nov. 16, 2020, per releases) (ME-026); EO 18 FY 20/21 (Dec. 9, 2020) quarantine period set by Maine CDC (ME-044); EO 35 (Mar. 5, 2021) exempts vaccinated and recovered travelers, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island exempted (ME-053); requirement lifted for domestic travelers May 1, 2021 (Maine CDC, secondary); EO 57 expired June 30, 2021; Q3 2021: no State travel rule; federal international rules continued.

Face coverings

Cloth face coverings required in public settings where distancing difficult from May 1, 2020 (EO 49 § V, ME-021); at large gatherings and business signage from May 29-June 5, 2020 (EO 55 § I(H), ME-025); business enforcement duty in coastal counties and five cities July 8, 2020 (EO 2, ME-029); children 5 and older in schools and child care Aug. 1, 2020 (EO 6, ME-034); government buildings and statewide retail/eating/lodging enforcement Oct. 13, 2020 (EO 14 FY 20/21, ME-039); required 'regardless of the ability to maintain physical distance' in all public settings Nov. 4, 2020 (EO 16, ME-042); every indoor public setting 'must require all persons to wear face coverings' Dec. 11 and 15, 2020 (EO 19, 19-A, ME-045, ME-046); outdoor requirement repealed Apr. 28, 2021 (EO 37, ME-056); general mandate repealed effective May 24, 2021 except schools and child care (EO 39, ME-058); schools and child care to June 30, 2021; Q3 2021: recommendations only at the State level; courthouses from Aug. 16, 2021 (ME-074).

Vaccination mandates

No State-employee mandate. Health care: Maine CDC emergency rule 10-144 C.M.R. ch. 264, effective Aug. 12, 2021 (filing 2021-166), adding COVID-19 to the immunizations every Designated Healthcare Facility must require of all employees and requiring every EMS organization and dental practice to require a Certificate of Immunization against COVID-19; 'All employees... must have received their final dose by September 17, 2021'; unimmunized employees 'must be excluded from the worksite'; medical exemption only under 22 M.R.S. § 802(4-B) (ME-061); announced Aug. 12, 2021 with compliance by Oct. 1 and enforcement from Oct. 29, 2021 (Governor's releases Aug. 12 and Sept. 2, 2021); preliminary injunction denied Oct. 13, 2021, affirmed Does 1-6 v. Mills, 16 F.4th 20 (1st Cir. Oct. 19, 2021) (ME-062); Supreme Court denied injunctive relief Oct. 29, 2021 (secondary).

Standing duties

The statutes, codes and penalty provisions of Maine that stood before March 2020 and ran through every claimable quarter. They are the reason nothing an employer did under the orders was voluntary. Read the Maine duties →

Maine bound every employer on three standing tracks before the first executive order issued on March 18, 2020, and every one of them remained in force through September 30, 2021. First, the communicable-disease statute, 22 M.R.S. ch. 250, gives the Department of Health and Human Services (acting through the Maine CDC) power in 'an actual or threatened epidemic or public health threat' to declare a health emergency and adopt emergency rules for 'the isolation and placement of infected persons' and 'the disinfection, seizure or destruction of contaminated property' (sec. 802(2)); authorizes 'agents of the department, local health officers, sheriffs, state and local law enforcement officers' to enforce those rules (sec. 804(1)); subjects 'any person who neglects, violates or refuses to obey the rules' to a cease-and-desist order, a fine of $250 to $1,000 for each violation with 'each day that the violation remains uncorrected' a separate offense, and a District Court injunction (sec. 804(2)); permits a court to take 'the person or property which is the subject of the petition' into emergency custody 'to avoid a clear and immediate public health threat' (sec. 810); and, on the Governor's declaration under sec. 802(2-A), activates the extreme-public-health-emergency powers of sec. 820. Governor Mills' Proclamation of March 15, 2020 (Ex. ME-001) declared the emergency under both 37-B M.R.S. ch. 13 and 22 M.R.S. secs. 801(4-A) and 802(2-A) and expressly 'authorizes the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to exercise emergency powers pursuant to 22 M.R.S. sec. 820.' Second, the Maine Emergency Management Agency Act, 37-B M.R.S. ch. 13, empowered the Governor to 'control ingress and egress to and from a disaster area, the movement of persons within the area and the occupancy of premises therein' and to 'take whatever action is necessary to abate, clean up or mitigate whatever danger may exist' (sec. 742(1)(C)(8), (12)); made every law enforcement officer an enforcer of 'any of the provisions of this chapter or any rules promulgated thereunder' with the power of arrest, and made '[f]ailure to comply with any just or reasonable order relative to enforcement from a duly appointed law enforcement officer' a Class E crime (sec. 786); imposed on every emergency management agency 'the duty... to execute and enforce orders and rules adopted by the Governor' (sec. 829); and suspended every inconsistent law for the duration (sec. 834). Every Governor's order recited sec. 786 and the Class E penalty of up to six months and $1,000, and every order from EO 28 onward added that a violation 'may be construed to be a violation of any such license, permit and other authorization' and that '[f]ailure to comply may result in further on-site restrictions or closure' (Ex. ME-011 sec. IV(F), VI; Ex. ME-029 sec. II; Ex. ME-046 sec. III). Three federal courts described that enforcement scheme as the law of Maine and refused to enjoin it (Exs. DUT-ME-011 to DUT-ME-014). Third, the workplace-safety duty ran on two statutes: for private employers, the federal general duty clause, 29 U.S.C. sec. 654(a)(1) (Ex. DUT-CT-009), because Maine's State Plan, approved August 5, 2015, is 'applicable only to public sector employment' and 'OSHA retains full authority for coverage of private sector employees in the State' (80 Fed. Reg. 46487; Ex. DUT-ME-006); for public employers, 26 M.R.S. sec. 561-A ('An employer shall furnish to each employee employment and a place of employment that are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to the employee'), enforced by the Bureau of Labor Standards under 26 M.R.S. secs. 45, 46 and 49; and for every workplace the Bureau's statutory mandate to 'cause to be enforced... all laws established for the protection of health, lives and limbs of operators in workshops and factories, on railroads and in other places' (26 M.R.S. sec. 42) and the Whistleblowers' Protection Act's protection of any employee who reports 'a condition or practice that would put at risk the health or safety of that employee or any other individual' (26 M.R.S. sec. 833(1)(B)). The sanitary code supplied a fourth, sector-specific track: every eating establishment, lodging place and campground held a DHHS license subject to inspection without warrant (22 M.R.S. sec. 2497), daily fines and correction directives (sec. 2498), and emergency suspension by the District Court where conditions 'may endanger the life, health or safety of persons' (sec. 2500); and the Maine Food Code, 10-144 C.M.R. ch. 200, made every permit holder's retention of its permit conditional on compliance 'with directives of the Regulatory Authority... in response to community emergencies' (sec. 8-304.11(H)), on immediate discontinuance of operations when 'an Imminent Health Hazard may exist' (sec. 8-404.11), and on the exclusion of ill employees (sec. 2-201.11). Local health officers could 'order the suppression and removal of nuisances and conditions suspected of posing or found to pose a public health threat' (22 M.R.S. sec. 454-A(2)(F)), owners had 24 hours to remove a source of filth 'potentially injurious to health' (22 M.R.S. sec. 1561), and a place used for 'a trade, employment or manufacture' that 'becomes injurious and dangerous to the health... of the public' is a nuisance subject to abatement and fine (17 M.R.S. secs. 2802, 2706). Maine enacted no general COVID-19 business liability shield in 2020 or 2021; its only immunities of the kind are conditioned on compliance (22 M.R.S. sec. 816(1): acts 'in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and Title 37-B, chapter 13, subchapter 2'; 37-B M.R.S. sec. 822: persons 'complying with or attempting to comply with this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter'), so that in Maine the standard of care was never relaxed for the business that complied and was never available to the business that did not. Finally, the emergency orders themselves made continued operation conditional: EO 55 ordered that '[a]ny business authorized now to be open shall comply with the pertinent COVID-19 Prevention Checklist or other State of Maine Guidance' and that every business 'shall to the extent practicable continue to have their employees work remotely' (Ex. ME-025 sec. I(C)-(D)); EO 16 FY 20/21 made DECD's activity-specific requirements 'enforceable in the same manner as an Executive Order' (Ex. ME-042 sec. III); EO 19-A FY 20/21 ordered that '[o]wners and operators of indoor public settings must require all persons to wear face coverings' (Ex. ME-046 sec. I(A)); and the checklists used 'must' for occupancy, screening, exclusion of sick staff and face coverings and 'should' for spacing and cleaning details (Exs. ME-082 to ME-084). On March 25, 2021 the Legislature confirmed the regime while narrowing it in one respect only, by providing that in a declared emergency 'health care services and surgeries are not considered to be nonessential services' (P.L. 2021, c. 28, Pt. C; Ex. DUT-ME-016), and in the summer of 2021 it strengthened the communicable-disease statute by adding 'closure of a business or entity when that business or entity directly and repeatedly violates public health control measures during an extreme public health emergency' and a license-suspension sanction (P.L. 2021, c. 349, secs. 2-9, codified at 22 M.R.S. secs. 802(1)(D)-(E), 802(2)(D), 804(3); Ex. DUT-ME-001). Each of these instruments is a governmental command or a governmental condition on operating, not an election by the employer.

The question these duties answer

Whether the measures employers took 'beyond' the four corners of the emergency orders were voluntary within Notice 2021-20 Q&A-14 ('not due to a governmental order'), or were the discharge of standing duties imposed by Maine law and of conditions the orders themselves attached to continued operation.

By character

  • 5 Sanitary code duty
  • 4 Adjudication
  • 4 Workplace duty
  • 1 Order penalty
  • 1 Statutory authority
  • 1 Statutory duty

Exhibits

Ex. DUT-ME-001 Ex. DUT-ME-004 Ex. DUT-ME-005 Ex. DUT-ME-006 Ex. DUT-ME-007 Ex. DUT-ME-008 Ex. DUT-ME-009 Ex. DUT-ME-010 Ex. DUT-ME-011 Ex. DUT-ME-012 Ex. DUT-ME-013 Ex. DUT-ME-014 Ex. DUT-ME-015 Ex. DUT-ME-016 Ex. DUT-ME-017 Ex. DUT-ME-018

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On the calendar

Every dated instrument in the Maine file across the nineteen months from March 2020 through September 2021, in the order it took effect. A bar takes the color of the instrument's first limitation type and runs from its effective month through its end month; a fading edge marks an instrument whose end the record does not date. Point at a bar for its dates; open the bar for the record.

Emergency declaration 19Stay-at-home 7Business closure 15Telework mandate 4Capacity limit 14Gathering cap 18Face-covering requirement 22Travel and quarantine 9Schools and child care 10Health care orders 7Curfew and hours 1Alcohol and bars 3Events and venues 6Courts and public offices 22Workplace rules 27Vaccination or testing 2Quarantine and isolation 5Other 12

All instruments

Every record in the Maine file, in the order it took effect. Filter by quarter and by limitation type; sort by any column; open the exhibit ID for the record and the operative words, or the file where The COVID Project holds it.

Showing 94 of 94 instrumentsEvery record that resolves to Maine in the Library (121) →
ExhibitInstrumentIssuerLevelEffectiveEndQuartersLimitationsSourceFile
Ex. ME-002Proclamation of Insurance EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsStateMar. 12, 2020July 31, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationOtherPrimary source readPDF 206 KB
Ex. ME-076Bulletin 442Emergency Measures Responding to the Coronavirus PandemicSuperintendent of Insurance Eric A. Cioppa, Bureau of InsuranceSector regulatorMar. 12, 2020July 31, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source readPDF 415 KB
Ex. ME-001Proclamation of State of Civil Emergency to Further Protect Public HealthGovernor Janet T. MillsStateMar. 15, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 290 KB
Ex. ME-003P.L. 2019, ch. 617 (LD 2167, SP 789)An Act To Implement Provisions Necessary to the Health, Welfare and Safety of the Citizens of Maine in…Maine Legislature (129th), approved by Governor MillsStateMar. 18, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationSchools and child careOtherPrimary source readPDF 191 KB
Ex. ME-004Executive Order 14 FY 19/20An Order to Protect Public HealthGovernor Janet T. MillsStateMar. 18, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 168 KB
Ex. ME-063Revised Emergency Order and Notice from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court (Courthouse Safety and Coronavirus)Revised Emergency Order and Notice: Courthouse Safety and Coronavirus (COVID-19)Maine Supreme Judicial CourtCourtMar. 18, 2020Mar. 30, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 157 KB
Ex. ME-005Executive Order 16 FY 19/20 (Corrected)An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Health Care Professional Licensing Statutes and Rules in Order to…Governor Janet T. MillsStateMar. 20, 2020Aug. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersPrimary source readPDF 278 KB
Ex. ME-006Executive Order 18 FY 19/20 (Mar. 23, 2020)An Order Extending Compliance Dates Under Certain Motor Vehicle LawsGovernor Janet T. MillsStateMar. 23, 2020Dec. 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 217 KB
Ex. ME-064Release: Maine Judicial Branch Announces Reduction in Court Hours and Adjustments to OperationsMaine Judicial Branch Announces Reduction in Court Hours and Adjustments to Operations as Part of COVID-19…Maine Judicial Branch (Chief Justice Saufley), Public Information OfficeCourtMar. 23, 2020June 30, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 205 KB
Ex. ME-010Executive Order 20 FY 19/20An Order Modifying Requirements Applicable to Family Child Care Providers in Order to Facilitate Employment of…Governor Janet T. MillsStateMar. 24, 2020Aug. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Schools and child carePrimary source readPDF 187 KB
Ex. ME-007Executive Order 19 FY 19/20An Order Regarding Essential Businesses and OperationsGovernor Janet T. MillsStateMar. 25, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 945 KB
Ex. ME-008Essential Business Operations DefinitionsEssential Business Operations Definitions (Essential Businesses and Operations / Non-Essential Business and…Department of Economic and Community Development (lead agency under EO 19 § IV)Sector regulatorMar. 25, 2020May 1, 20202020 Q2Business closurePrimary source readPDF 43 KB
Ex. ME-009FAQs: Business Closures, Executive Order Number 19 (V2)Governor's Executive Order Number 19 Issued March 24, 2020 FAQsOffice of the Governor / DECDSector regulatorMar. 25, 2020June 30, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandatePrimary source readPDF 173 KB
Ex. ME-089Emergency Stay at Home Order (City Manager's emergency proclamation), announced Mar. 24, 2020City Announces Stay at Home Emergency Order Effective Wednesday, March 25 at 5:00 PM; Restricts all…City Manager Jon Jennings (with Mayor Kate Snyder)CityMar. 25, 2020Apr. 27, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 213 KB
Ex. ME-065Pandemic Management Order PMO-SJC-1 (original)PMO-SJC-1: Revised Emergency Order and Notice from the Maine Supreme Judicial CourtMaine Supreme Judicial CourtCourtMar. 30, 2020Oct. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 180 KB
Ex. ME-066PMO-SJC-1 as revised through May 6, 2021PMO-SJC-1 (issued March 30, 2020; revised April 14, April 22, May 5, May 13, May 28, October 8, 2020, January…Maine Supreme Judicial CourtCourtMar. 30, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 195 KB
Ex. ME-011Executive Order 28 FY 19/20 (Corrected 2)An Order Regarding Further Restrictions on Public Contact and Movement, Schools, Vehicle Travel and Retail…Governor Janet T. MillsStateApr. 2, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 392 KB
Ex. ME-012Governor Mills Stay Healthy at Home FAQs (V3)Stay Healthy at Home FAQs, version 3Office of the GovernorStateApr. 2, 2020June 30, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closurePrimary source readPDF 144 KB
Ex. ME-013Executive Order 34 FY 19/20An Order Establishing Quarantine Restrictions on Travelers Arriving in MaineGovernor Janet T. MillsStateApr. 3, 2020Apr. 30, 20202020 Q2Business closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 345 KB
Ex. ME-014Executive Order 35 FY 19/20An Order Suspending Enforcement of Provisions of Certain Licensing Statutes and Rules in Order to Facilitate…Governor Janet T. MillsStateApr. 6, 2020Aug. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersPrimary source readPDF 421 KB
Ex. ME-015Executive Order 19-A FY 19/20An Order Extending the Effective Date of Executive Order 19 FY 19/20Governor Janet T. MillsStateApr. 7, 2020Apr. 30, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandatePrimary source readPDF 186 KB
Ex. ME-077Bulletin 443Coronavirus Pandemic: Property and Casualty CoverageSuperintendent of InsuranceSector regulatorApr. 7, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source readPDF 114 KB
Ex. ME-016Executive Order 37 FY 19/20 (Apr. 8, 2020)An Order Temporarily Modifying Certain In-Person Notarization and Acknowledgement RequirementsGovernor Janet T. MillsStateApr. 8, 2020Apr. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 361 KB
Ex. ME-017Executive Order 28-A FY 19/20An Order Updating Executive Order 28 FY 19/20Governor Janet T. MillsStateApr. 10, 2020June 16, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitPrimary source readPDF 217 KB
Ex. ME-018Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (first renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsStateApr. 14, 2020May 13, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 311 KB
Ex. ME-078Bulletin 444Coronavirus Pandemic: Property and Casualty Premium RefundsSuperintendent of InsuranceSector regulatorApr. 15, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source readPDF 121 KB
Ex. ME-079Bulletin 445Coronavirus Pandemic: Temporary LicensesSuperintendent of InsuranceSector regulatorApr. 15, 2020Sept. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3OtherPrimary source readPDF 117 KB
Ex. ME-019Executive Order 40 FY 19/20An Order Regarding Unlawful Evictions, Writs of Possession and Initiation of Eviction ProceedingsGovernor Janet T. MillsStateApr. 16, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source readPDF 327 KB
Ex. ME-090Council extension of the Stay at Home Emergency Order (vote of Apr. 27, 2020)Council Extends Stay at Home Emergency Order; Portland Updates Stay at Home Guidance Based on Governor Mills'…Portland City CouncilCityApr. 27, 2020May 18, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 202 KB
Ex. ME-021Executive Order 49 FY 19/20An Order to Stay Safer at HomeGovernor Janet T. MillsStateApr. 29, 2020May 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 303 KB
Ex. ME-020Together We Are Maine: Restarting Maine's Economy (plan booklet)Restarting Maine's EconomyGovernor Janet T. Mills; Department of Economic and Community DevelopmentStateMay 1, 2020Mar. 5, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 2.8 MB
Ex. ME-023COVID-19 Guidance for Health Care Providers (updated May 12, 2020)COVID-19 Guidance for Health Care ProvidersMaine Department of Health and Human ServicesSector regulatorMay 1, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source readPDF 251 KB
Ex. ME-080Restarting Maine's Economy web page (maine.gov/covid19/restartingmaine) as of May 1, 2020Together, We Are Maine: Restarting Maine's EconomyOffice of the Governor / DECDStateMay 1, 2020Mar. 5, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 154 KB
Ex. ME-081COVID-19 Prevention Checklists index page (maine.gov/decd/covid-19-prevention-checklists) as of Dec. 12, 2020COVID-19 Prevention ChecklistsDepartment of Economic and Community DevelopmentSector regulatorMay 1, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 246 KB
Ex. ME-083COVID-19 Prevention Checklist: General Guidance (as of Dec. 4, 2020)General Guidance checklist (all industries)DECD (with DHHS and Maine CDC)Sector regulatorMay 1, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 233 KB
Ex. ME-084COVID-19 Prevention Checklist: Retail Businesses (as of Dec. 30, 2020)Retail Businesses checklistDECD (with DHHS and Maine CDC)Sector regulatorMay 1, 2020Mar. 26, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 230 KB
Ex. ME-088COVID-19 Prevention Checklist: Barbering and Cosmetology (as of Oct. 18, 2020; general guidance updated June 10, 2020)Cosmetology/Barbering checklistDECD (with DHHS and Maine CDC)Sector regulatorMay 1, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 282 KB
Ex. ME-091Amended emergency order incorporating the Governor's orders (as of May 4, 2020)COVID-19 Resources: City Aligns Emergency Order with StateCity of PortlandCityMay 4, 2020Sept. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Stay-at-homeBusiness closureOtherConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 198 KB
Ex. ME-022Executive Order 53 FY 19/20 (Corrected)An Order Regarding Certain Municipal and Taxation MattersGovernor Janet T. MillsStateMay 12, 2020June 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 256 KB
Ex. ME-024Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (second renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsStateMay 13, 2020June 10, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 251 KB
Ex. ME-068COVID-19 Phased Management Plan (issued May 27, 2020; Version 8, May 6, 2021)State of Maine Judicial Branch COVID-19 Phased Management PlanMaine Supreme Judicial CourtCourtMay 27, 2020June 1, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 291 KB
Ex. ME-087COVID-19 Prevention Checklist: Religious Gatherings (as of Nov. 14, 2020; updated Nov. 5, 2020)Religious Gatherings checklistDECD (with DHHS and Maine CDC)Sector regulatorMay 29, 2020Mar. 26, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 211 KB
Ex. ME-025Executive Order 55 FY 19/20An Order to Further Implement the Restarting PlanGovernor Janet T. MillsStateMay 31, 2020Aug. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 272 KB
Ex. ME-086COVID-19 Prevention Checklist: Lodging (as of Oct. 18, 2020; last updated July 24, 2020)Lodging checklistDECD (with DHHS and Maine CDC)Sector regulatorJune 1, 2020May 1, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 233 KB
Ex. ME-026Executive Order 57 FY 19/20An Order Regarding Travelers into Maine (Keep Maine Healthy)Governor Janet T. MillsStateJune 9, 2020Dec. 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 338 KB
Ex. ME-027Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (third renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsStateJune 10, 2020July 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 304 KB
Ex. ME-028Executive Order 28-A-2 FY 19/20An Order Reamending Executive Order 28 FY 19/20Governor Janet T. MillsStateJune 16, 2020Mar. 5, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 218 KB
Ex. ME-029Executive Order 2 FY 20/21An Order Strengthening the Use of Face CoveringsGovernor Janet T. MillsStateJuly 8, 2020Oct. 6, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 228 KB
Ex. ME-030Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (fourth renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsStateJuly 8, 2020Aug. 5, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 312 KB
Ex. ME-031Framework for Returning to Classroom Instruction (updated 7/13/2020)Framework for Returning to Classroom InstructionMaine Department of EducationSector regulatorJuly 13, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 111 KB
Ex. ME-032Executive Order 4 FY 20/21An Order Regarding Car Dealer PlatesGovernor Janet T. MillsStateJuly 22, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 183 KB
Ex. ME-033Executive Order 5 FY 20/21An Order Expanding Rent Supports and Continuing Housing ProtectionsGovernor Janet T. MillsStateJuly 30, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source readPDF 201 KB
Ex. ME-034Executive Order 6 FY 20/21An Order Regarding Outdoor Gatherings and Face Coverings for ChildrenGovernor Janet T. MillsStateAug. 1, 2020Mar. 5, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 220 KB
Ex. ME-035Proclamation to Renew the Civil State of Emergency (fifth renewal)A Proclamation to Renew the Civil State of EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsStateAug. 5, 2020Sept. 2, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 329 KB
Ex. ME-036Executive Order 7 FY 20/21 (Corrected)An Order Regarding Pre-K-12 EducationGovernor Janet T. MillsStateAug. 26, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 322 KB
Ex. ME-037Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (sixth renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsStateSept. 2, 2020Sept. 30, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 289 KB
Ex. ME-069PMO-SJC-8Emergency Rules from the Supreme Judicial Court on Waiver of Initial Appearances and ArraignmentsMaine Supreme Judicial CourtCourtSept. 23, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 57 KB
Ex. ME-038Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (seventh renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsStateSept. 30, 2020Oct. 29, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 315 KB
Ex. ME-039Executive Order 14 FY 20/21An Order to Implement Phase Four of the Restarting Maine's Economy PlanGovernor Janet T. MillsStateOct. 13, 2020Nov. 4, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 141 KB
Ex. ME-040Executive Order 15 FY 20/21An Order Addressing Motor Vehicle Registration RequirementsGovernor Janet T. MillsStateOct. 19, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 253 KB
Ex. ME-041Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (eighth renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsStateOct. 29, 2020Nov. 24, 20202020 Q4Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 76 KB
Ex. ME-042Executive Order 16 FY 20/21An Order to Revise Indoor Gathering Limits, Strengthen Face Covering Requirements and Delegate Certain…Governor Janet T. MillsStateNov. 4, 2020Mar. 5, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 323 KB
Ex. ME-085COVID-19 Prevention Checklist: Gyms and Fitness Centers (as of Nov. 26, 2020; last updated Nov. 6, 2020)Gyms/Fitness Centers checklistDECD (with DHHS and Maine CDC)Sector regulatorNov. 6, 2020Mar. 26, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 264 KB
Ex. ME-082COVID-19 Prevention Checklist: Seated Food and Drink Service (as of Dec. 16, 2020)Seated Food and Drink Service checklistDepartment of Economic and Community Development (with DHHS and Maine CDC)Sector regulatorNov. 20, 2020Feb. 1, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 261 KB
Ex. ME-043Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (ninth renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsStateNov. 24, 2020Dec. 22, 20202020 Q4Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 301 KB
Ex. ME-044Executive Order 18 FY 20/21An Order Authorizing the Modification of the COVID-19 Quarantine Period to Reflect the Best Available ScienceGovernor Janet T. MillsStateDec. 9, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 221 KB
Ex. ME-045Executive Order 19 FY 20/21An Order Simplifying and Strengthening Enforcement of Face Covering RequirementsGovernor Janet T. MillsStateDec. 11, 2020Dec. 15, 20202020 Q4Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 222 KB
Ex. ME-067PMO-SJC-2 (Consolidating, Ratifying, and Superseding the Previous Orders)PMO-SJC-2: Administration of Oaths at Depositions; Electronic Filing; Deadlines; In-Person Contacts with…Maine Supreme Judicial CourtCourtDec. 14, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 65 KB
Ex. ME-046Executive Order 19-A FY 20/21An Order Simplifying and Strengthening Enforcement of Face Covering Requirements (amended)Governor Janet T. MillsStateDec. 15, 2020May 24, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 226 KB
Ex. ME-047Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (tenth renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsStateDec. 22, 2020Jan. 19, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 298 KB
Ex. ME-070PMO-SJC-9Emergency Order and Notice Concerning Access to State CourthousesMaine Supreme Judicial Court (Acting Chief Justice Mead)CourtDec. 22, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 109 KB
Ex. ME-048Executive Order 7-A FY 20/21An Order Regarding Pre-K-12 Education and Suspending Certain Licensing Requirements Within Institutional…Governor Janet T. MillsStateDec. 31, 2020June 30, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 417 KB
Ex. ME-049Executive Order 22-R-1 FY 20/21An Order Rescinding Executive Order 18 FY 19/20Governor Janet T. MillsStateDec. 31, 2020Dec. 31, 20202020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 171 KB
Ex. ME-050Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (eleventh renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsStateJan. 19, 2021Feb. 17, 20212021 Q1Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 312 KB
Ex. ME-051Executive Order 31 FY 20/21An Order Amending Indoor Gathering LimitsGovernor Janet T. MillsStateFeb. 12, 2021Mar. 26, 20212021 Q1Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 213 KB
Ex. ME-052Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (twelfth renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsStateFeb. 17, 2021Mar. 17, 20212021 Q1Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 359 KB
Ex. ME-071PMO-SJC-10Order Regarding Remote Child Protective Custody ProceedingsMaine Supreme Judicial CourtCourtFeb. 18, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 171 KB
Ex. ME-053Executive Order 35 FY 20/21An Order Amending Gathering Limits and Travel Restrictions to Reflect Current Conditions and the Best…Governor Janet T. MillsStateMar. 5, 2021May 13, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 279 KB
Ex. ME-072PMO-SJC-12Order Creating a Pilot Project for Stand-Alone Small Claims MediationMaine Supreme Judicial CourtCourtMar. 15, 2021Aug. 31, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 267 KB
Ex. ME-054Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (thirteenth renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsStateMar. 17, 2021Apr. 14, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 297 KB
Ex. ME-055Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (fourteenth renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsStateApr. 14, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 297 KB
Ex. ME-056Executive Order 37 FY 20/21An Order to Amend Face Covering RequirementsGovernor Janet T. MillsStateApr. 28, 2021May 24, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 67 KB
Ex. ME-057Executive Order 38 FY 20/21An Order to Amend Indoor Gathering and In-Store Customer LimitsGovernor Janet T. MillsStateMay 13, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capPrimary source readPDF 213 KB
Ex. ME-058Executive Order 39 FY 20/21An Order to Repeal Certain Face Covering RequirementsGovernor Janet T. MillsStateMay 24, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source readPDF 232 KB
Ex. ME-092City buildings: face covering and health screening protocols (update effective May 24, 2021)Stay the Course: Masks Still Required in City BuildingsCity of PortlandCityMay 24, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 203 KB
Ex. ME-073Final Addendum / Discontinuance of Phased Management PlanMaine Supreme Judicial Court (Acting Chief Justice Mead)CourtJune 1, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 75 KB
Ex. ME-074Post-Pandemic Management Order PPMO-SJC-1 (issued June 1, 2021; revised June 28, July 1, Aug. 16, 2021; Mar. 11, May 4, 2022; Mar. 30, 2023)PPMO-SJC-1: Administrative Order and Notice from the Maine Supreme Judicial CourtMaine Supreme Judicial CourtCourtJune 1, 2021Mar. 14, 20222021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 53 KB
Ex. ME-059Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (final renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsStateJune 11, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 307 KB
Ex. ME-060Executive Order 40 FY 20/21An Order Providing an Orderly Transition Following the Termination of the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsStateJune 30, 2021Dec. 31, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationSchools and child careHealth care ordersOtherPrimary source readPDF 348 KB
Ex. ME-075PPMO-TC-1Administrative Order from the Maine Trial Court Chiefs Regarding Previous Pandemic Management OrdersMaine Trial Court Chiefs (Superior Court Chief Justice Mullen; District Court Chief Judge French; Deputy Chief Judge Lawrence)CourtJuly 13, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 87 KB
Ex. ME-093Alert: Masking in Indoor Places Recommended When County Reaches Substantial Community TransmissionMasking in Indoor Places Recommended When County Reaches Substantial Community TransmissionCity of PortlandCityAug. 5, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3OtherPrimary source readPDF 203 KB
Ex. ME-06110-144 C.M.R. ch. 264, Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers, emergency routine technical rule, filing 2021-166Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers (emergency rule adding COVID-19)Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and PreventionSector regulatorAug. 12, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source readDOCX 73 KB
Ex. ME-094Resolution of Oct. 4, 2021 urging precautionary measures (masks in public indoor places)In Portland, we wear masks in indoor public places (Council resolution announcement)Portland City CouncilCityOct. 4, 2021not datedOtherPrimary source readPDF 209 KB
Ex. ME-062Does 1-6 v. Mills, No. 21-1826, 16 F.4th 20 (1st Cir. Oct. 19, 2021)Opinion affirming denial of preliminary injunction against Maine's COVID-19 vaccination requirement for…Lynch, Circuit Judge, for the court (Howard, C.J., Lynch and Barron, JJ.)CourtOct. 19, 2021not datedHealth care ordersVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 174 KB

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