General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701), Statute (version effective January 1, 1974, Am. Sub. H.B. 511, 109th G.A.; in force through April 5, 2023) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-007)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701), Statute (version effective February 12, 2004, Am. Sub. H.B. 6, 125th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-006)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701), Statute (effective September 10, 2012, Am. Sub. H.B. 487, 129th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-004)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3707), Statute (version effective May 28, 2013, S.B. 26, 130th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-009)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Title 37, Chapter 3701, Department of Health), Statute (version effective September 29, 2013, Am. Sub. H.B. 59, 130th G.A.; the version in force when every Director's Order in States/OH was issued) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-001)
Supreme Court of Ohio, In re Tolling of Time Requirements Imposed by Rules Promulgated by the Supreme Court and Use of Technology, 2020-Ohio-1166 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-074)
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (Director Annette Chambers-Smith), ODRC 'COVID-19 Updates' page (as archived Mar. 14, 2020) (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-072)
Board of Health of the City of Columbus, Board of Health Resolution No. 20-09 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-005)
State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission dates (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015)
Mayor Frank G. Jackson (administrative order under the Proclamation of Civil Emergency), City of Cleveland Buildings Closed to the Public, Will Offer Limited Services (COVID-19 Update, Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-002)
City Manager David Johnston (announced by Mayor Joe Meyer), Closure of the City Hall lobby and cancellation of board and committee meetings (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-038)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2020-0004 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-047)
County Executive Armond Budish; Cuyahoga County Treasurer, County Executive announcement of Mar. 19, 2020: suspension of tax foreclosure action, delinquent contracts and Sheriff sales for at least 60 days; County buildings closed to the public (site-wide notice) (Ex. MET-CLE-008)
Central Ohio Transit Authority, COTA fare suspension and rear-door boarding (Mar. 19, 2020) and focused service reductions (Mar. 16-23, 2020), as described in COTA's release 'COTA will return to fares beginning January 11' (Dec. 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-032)
Governor Mike DeWine, Executive Order 2020-05D (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-055)
Jillian Froment, Superintendent of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-04 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-106)
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.), Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency (Second General Order), No. 20MS000159 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-008)
Jillian Froment, Director and Superintendent of Insurance, Ohio Department of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-03 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. OH-055)
Ohio Department of Insurance (Director Jillian Froment), ODI Bulletin 2020-03 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-13-075)
Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) (announced Mar. 20, 2020; reported by the City of Covington), TANK service reduction to Sunday schedules, fare suspension, express-route suspension and rear-door boarding (effective Mar. 23, 2020) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-040)
City of Covington (City Manager; Mayor Joe Meyer), Order that all non-essential City employees work from home (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-044)
Cleveland City Council (Council Members Kelley and Brancatelli), Resolution No. 346-2020 (emergency resolution) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-059)
Michelle L. Crandall, City Manager (Emergency Management Director under Ord. 20-10), Order 2020-EO-010, Closure of Hilliard Municipal Building (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-009)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Director's Stay at Home Order (Mar. 22, 2020) secs. 12(k), 15 (Ex. OH-011)
Amy Acton, M.D., Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Stay at Home Order (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-027)
Amy Acton, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Stay at Home Order (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-080)
Superintendent of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-06 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-075)
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (Port of Cleveland), Port of Cleveland notice, Mar. 27, 2020: precautions for the 2020 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season (opening Apr. 1; first vessel about the second week of April); vessel representatives required to report sick or deceased crew within 15 days to CDC under 42 C.F.R. 71.21; Coast Guard notice-of-arrival review; vessel masters to inform boarding teams of ill crew; stakeholders to review vessel quarantine and security segregation procedures (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-063)
133rd General Assembly; signed by Governor DeWine March 27, 2020, Am. Sub. H.B. 197 (133rd G.A.) (Mar. 27, 2020), secs. 11, 22, 32 (Ex. OH-012)
Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA), Metro, Fare suspension and modified (Saturday) service schedule (announced Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-016)
Jillian Froment, Superintendent of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-07 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-108)
Mayor John Cranley jointly with the Cincinnati Board of Health, Joint Emergency Order 7. Streetcar Closure (Apr. 1, 2020) (Clerk of Council docket record, matter 202000524) (Ex. MET-CIN-047)
Governor Mike DeWine, Executive Order 2020-08D (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. OH-015)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2020-0005 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-048)
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.), Third General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 20MS000168 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-012)
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Judges Kubicki and Russell), Joint Administrative Order re Courthouse Access Screening Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-003)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Amended Director's Stay At Home Order (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. OH-014)
Judges of the Cleveland Municipal Court, General Division, Amended Order Declaring Judicial Emergency and Outlining Court Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry) (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-029)
SORTA Board of Trustees (special meeting Apr. 9, 2020), Metro, Resumption of fare collection; essential-trips-only request (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-018)
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (political subdivision, R.C. ch. 306), GCRTA Coronavirus Updates and Information page: Park-N-Ride and trolley service suspended; paratransit converted to curb-to-curb (Mar. 31, 2020); temporary systemwide service reduction effective Apr. 12, 2020 (alert of Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-038)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order that the Sale of Spirituous Liquor be Restricted in Certain Instances in Certain Counties (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. OH-016)
Mayor John Cranley jointly with the Cincinnati Board of Health, Joint Emergency Order 9. Self-Isolation Order - Individuals with COVID-19 (Apr. 14, 2020; amended Apr. 28, 2020) (Clerk of Council docket record, matter 202000559) (Ex. MET-CIN-046)
Superintendent of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-08 (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-076)
Superintendent of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-09 (Recommendations and Orders) (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-077)
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, GCRTA alert: Riding RTA at this time should only be for essential trips (work, grocery, medical) (Coronavirus Update, Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-039)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Stay Safe Ohio Order (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. OH-019)
Ohio Department of Health and Office of the Governor (Responsible RestartOhio), sector requirements incorporated by the Director's Stay Safe Ohio Order of April 30, 2020 (Ex. OH-019 para. 11) and written into the Director's Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing of May 29, 2020 (Ex. OH-025 para. 15), Sector-specific COVID-19 information and checklist (posted document with 'Mandatory' and 'Recommended Best Practices' columns) (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. DUT-OH-018)
Cincinnati City Council (Emergency Ordinance; Mayor Cranley, City Solicitor Boggs Muething), Emergency Ordinance No. 0141-2020 (COVID-19 Job Protections) (May 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-030)
Cincinnati City Council (Emergency Ordinance; Mayor Cranley, City Solicitor Boggs Muething), Emergency Ordinance No. 0142-2020 (May 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-031)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2020-0008 (May 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-050)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Urgent Health Advisory: Ohioans Protecting Ohioans (May 20, 2020) (Ex. OH-022)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order that Rescinds and Modifies Portions of the Stay Safe Ohio Order (May 20, 2020) (Ex. OH-097)
Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, Order Regarding Foreclosure Cases Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry) (May 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-019)
Mayor John Cranley and Health Commissioner Melba Moore (Cincinnati Board of Health), Joint Emergency Order 11. Outdoor Dining and Social Distancing (filed with Council May 27, 2020; extended June 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-020)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing (May 29, 2020) (Ex. OH-025)
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court, Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M200001 (entered May 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-004)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director of Health, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order to Laboratories in Ohio to Report Results of COVID-19 Tests (June 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-001)
Ohio Casino Control Commission (with the Ohio Lottery Commission), under the Responsible RestartOhio program of the Governor and Director of Health, Responsible RestartOhio: Casinos and Racinos (mandatory and recommended best practices; posted June 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-087)
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court, Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M200001 (entered June 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-010)
Jillian Froment, Superintendent of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-10 (June 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-109)
Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA), Metro, Restoration of full service (announced June 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-017)
Lance D. Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order to Extend the Expiration Date of Various Orders (June 30, 2020) (Ex. OH-028)
Lance D. Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Second Order to Extend the Expiration Date of Various Orders (July 6, 2020) (Ex. OH-098)
Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA), Metro (regional transit authority, R.C. ch. 306), Metro rider face-covering requirement (announced July 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-015)
Cleveland City Council (by Mayor Jackson and Council Members Griffin, Zone and Kelley), Ordinance No. 556-2020 (emergency ordinance) enacting Codified Ordinances Chapter 602 (Facial Coverings and Social Distancing During the COVID-19 Pandemic), Section 437.30 (Passenger Facial Coverings in Vehicles for Hire), Chapter 236 (Requirements to Implement Dine Safe Ohio Order) and Chapter 238 (Sanitization after COVID-19 Positive Employee) (July 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-058)
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, GCRTA alert of July 21, 2020: Masks are required when riding or while waiting for services (site-wide alert on the agency's pages, including the June 22, 2020 'Need a Mask, Take a Mask' post) (Ex. MET-CLE-040)
Ohio Department of Health (Governor's travel advisory of July 22, 2020), COVID-19 FAQs: Domestic Travel Advisory (July 22, 2020) (Ex. OH-083)
Governor Mike DeWine (news release), COVID-19 Update: Governor DeWine Issues Statewide Mask Order, Travel Warning (July 22, 2020) (Ex. OH-087)
Central Ohio Transit Authority (regional transit authority under R.C. ch. 306; Joanna M. Pinkerton, President/CEO), COTA 'Moving Forward' release (July 2020): mask-wearing policy aboard vehicles (#MaskUpCBUS) (July 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-023)
Council of the City of Columbus, Ordinance 1815-2020 (July 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-027)
Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education (Health and Safety Committee), Masks On For Me campaign page (Aug. 2020) referencing the district's face-mask requirement (Aug. 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-042)
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court, Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M200001 (entered Sept. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-005)
Tynesia Dorsey, Interim Director and Superintendent of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-11 (Oct. 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-110)
Tynesia Dorsey, Interim Superintendent of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-12 (Oct. 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-111)
Lance Himes, Interim Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Journal Entry: Second Amended Reporting Requirements for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Oct. 20, 2020) (Ex. OH-072)
Mayor John Cranley, City Manager Paula Boggs Muething and Health Commissioner Melba Moore, Joint Emergency Order 14. Temporary Suspension of Public Meetings (Nov. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-028)
Mayor Frank G. Jackson (Proclamation of Civil Emergency No. 10); Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish; Cleveland Department of Public Health; Cuyahoga County Board of Health, Proclamation of Civil Emergency No. 10 (Nov. 18, 2020) extending the emergency through Dec. 31, 2020 and adding a Stay At Home Advisory; joint City-County Stay at Home Advisory of Nov. 18, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLE-007)
Hamilton County Public Health (Hamilton County General Health District), COVID-19 Health Advisory (Nov. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-013)
Columbus Public Health (Mysheika W. Roberts, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner) and Franklin County Public Health (Joe Mazzola, Health Commissioner), Stay at Home Advisory issued by Columbus Public Health and Franklin County Public Health (Nov. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-031)
Hamilton County Public Health (relaying the Ohio Department of Health), COVID-19 Update: Stay Safe Ohio Protocol, Curfew Extension, Sports Variance (Dec. 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-014)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2020-009 (Dec. 31, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-051)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2020-011 (Dec. 31, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-053)
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, RTA Statement on Mandatory Face Coverings on Public Transportation (Feb. 5, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLE-041)
Stephanie McCloud, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Journal Entry, In re COVID-19 Volunteer Vaccine Providers (Feb. 12, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-002)
Mayor John Cranley, City Manager Paula Boggs Muething and Health Commissioner Melba Moore, Amended Joint Emergency Order 14. Temporary Suspension of Public Meetings (dated Feb. 18, 2021; filed Feb. 23, 2021) (Ex. MET-CIN-032)
Mayor John Cranley, City Manager Paula Boggs Muething and Health Commissioner Melba Moore, Amended Joint Emergency Order 14. Temporary Suspension of Public Meetings (dated Mar. 8, 2021; filed Mar. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-CIN-033)
Stephanie McCloud, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order Rescinding Various Orders (April 5, 2021) (Apr. 5, 2021) (Ex. OH-046)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2021-0008 (Apr. 8, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLE-054)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2021-0009 (Apr. 8, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLE-055)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2021-0010 (Apr. 8, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLE-056)
Cincinnati City Council (Emergency Ordinance, B Version; Councilmember Landsman), Emergency Ordinance No. 0137-2021 ('Pay to Stay') (Apr. 28, 2021) (Ex. MET-CIN-021)
Stephanie McCloud, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Amended Order for the Testing of the Residents and Staff of all Nursing Homes (May 4, 2021) (Ex. OH-049)
Stephanie McCloud, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Amended Order for the Testing of the Residents and Staff of all Residential Care Facilities (May 4, 2021) (Ex. OH-071)
Franklin County Municipal Court, Release: Federal Court Guidelines on CDC Eviction Moratorium (May 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-CMH-055)
Stephanie McCloud, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order Rescinding Various Orders (signed June 1, 2021; effective June 2, 2021) (Ex. OH-050)
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (Judge Luebbers), and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Judge Russell), Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M210001 (June 3, 2021) (Ex. MET-CIN-025)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2021-0012 (June 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLE-057)
Judith L. French, Director and Superintendent of Insurance, Bulletin 2021-02 (June 18, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-078)
Judith L. French, Director and Superintendent of Insurance, Bulletin 2021-03 (June 18, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-112)
General Assembly of Ohio (Sub. S.B. 22, 134th G.A., passed notwithstanding the Governor's veto March 24, 2021), Statute (version effective June 23, 2021, Sub. S.B. 22, 134th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-002)
134th General Assembly (passed notwithstanding the Governor's veto, March 24, 2021), Sub. S.B. 22 (134th G.A.) (Mar. 24, 2021) (Ex. OH-045)
Franklin County Municipal Court (Barrows, Adm. & Presiding J.), Administrative Order Regarding CDC Extension of Evictions (June 24, 2021) (Ex. MET-CMH-040)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2021-0013 (June 28, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLE-060)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2021-0014 (June 28, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLE-061)
Hamilton County Public Health (Health Commissioner Greg Kesterman), COVID-19 Guidelines Change in Substantial Spread Areas (July 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-CIN-035)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2021-0016 (Aug. 3, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLE-009)
Cuyahoga County Board of Health, School Guidance for the 2021-2022 School Year (Aug. 3, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLE-011)
Cuyahoga County Board of Health, Masks Recommended for Everyone Indoors (Aug. 4, 2021) and 'Covid-19: CCBH Masking Requirements' (masks required at CCBH locations and functions) (Ex. MET-CLE-010)
Columbus Public Health (Roberts) and Franklin County Public Health (Mazzola), Indoor Mask Advisory for all residents regardless of vaccination status (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. MET-CMH-043)
Franklin County Municipal Court (Barrows, Adm. & Presiding J.), Administrative Order Regarding Eviction Filings (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. MET-CMH-045)
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (Presiding Judge Jody M. Luebbers), and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Presiding Judge Heather S. Russell), Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M210001 (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-CIN-007)
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Federal Mask Mandate for Public Transportation Extended to Jan. 18, 2022 (GCRTA release, Aug. 24, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLE-042)
Cleveland Municipal Court, Housing Division (Administrative Judge W. Mona Scott), Administrative Order of Aug. 27, 2021: SCOTUS Vacates CDC Eviction Moratorium; Housing Court's Process for Lifting CDC Stays (Ex. MET-CLE-035)
Ohio Department of Health, K-12 Quarantine in Ohio (guidance to schools and local health departments) (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. OH-084)
Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas (all Divisions), Order Regarding Vaccination Requirement for Any Appointed or Assigned Attorney (Journal Entry) (Sept. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLE-027)
Andrew J. Ginther, Mayor, Executive Order 2021-01 (Sept. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-CMH-048)
Council of the City of Columbus (signed by Mayor Ginther Sept. 14, 2021), Ordinance 2388-2021 (Sept. 13, 2021) (Ex. MET-CMH-050)
Council of the City of Columbus, Ordinance 2388-2021, Legislation Report (File Number 2388-2021, printed Sept. 13, 2021) (Ex. MET-CMH-051)
134th General Assembly; signed by Governor DeWine July 14, 2021, Am. H.B. 244 (134th G.A.) (July 14, 2021) (Ex. OH-064)
Ohio General Assembly (Am. H.B. 244, 134th G.A.), signed by Governor DeWine July 14, 2021, R.C. 3792.04 (enacted by Am. H.B. 244), Public schools and state institutions of higher education - prohibition against mandatory vaccinations and discrimination (July 14, 2021) (Ex. SEC-27-015)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2022-0004 (Mar. 2, 2022) (Ex. MET-CLE-062)
