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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-SC-017	Op. S.C. Att'y Gen. (letter to SLED Chief Keel), March 24, 2020, re Section 16-7-10Guidance to law enforcement regarding the interpretation, application, and enforcement of Section 16-7-10 of the South Carolina Code of Laws	Attorney General Alan Wilson, by Robert D. Cook, Solicitor General (letter to Chief Mark A. Keel, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division)	South CarolinaState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. SC-038	Local stay-at-home ordinances (Columbia and Charleston, adopted Mar. 26, 2020, effective before the State's Home or Work Order of Apr. 7) and local face-covering ordinances (Greenville from June 22-23, 2020; Charleston from July 1, 2020; Columbia, Richland County, Charleston County, Myrtle Beach and Horry County from July 2020), renewed every sixty daysEmergency ordinances requiring face coverings in retail, grocery, pharmacy and food-service settings; municipal stay-at-home ordinances	city and county councils (emergency ordinances under S.C. Code §§ 4-9-130 and 5-7-250)	City of Columbia; City of Charleston; City of Greenville; Richland County; Charleston County; City of Myrtle Beach; Horry County; Town of Lexington; City of North Myrtle Beach (principal local instruments)City	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-SC-010	SC OSHA web page, 'SC OSHA COVID-19 Worker Safety Guidance' (scosha.llronline.com/coronavirus.aspx)SC OSHA COVID-19 Worker Safety Guidance: SC OSHA Guidance on Returning to Work; Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 (SC OSHA)…	South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Occupational Safety and Health (SC OSHA)	South CarolinaState	June 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-015	SC OSHA FastFact, 'Employers play an important role in controlling the spread of COVID-19 - March 2020' (created March 28, 2020)Employers play an important role in controlling the spread of COVID-19: infectious disease safety strategies, social distancing, workplace…	South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Occupational Safety and Health (SC OSHA)	South CarolinaState	Mar. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-018	Op. S.C. Att'y Gen. (Mar. 29, 2020) (to Rep. Jeff Bradley), on the extraordinary powers of the Governor during a state of emergency, with additional citationsDo the Governor's extraordinary powers in a state of emergency preempt similar orders of counties and municipalities during the same state…	Attorney General Alan Wilson, by Robert D. Cook, Solicitor General (expedited opinion to the Hon. Jeff Bradley, S.C. House of Representatives, District 123)	South CarolinaState	Mar. 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyEmergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-019	Op. S.C. Att'y Gen. (Apr. 13, 2020) (to Rep. Josiah Magnuson), on the Governor's authority under § 25-1-440 and the fifteen-day limitationWhether the Governor may issue successive fifteen-day emergency declarations without the consent of the General Assembly; the scope of the…	Attorney General Alan Wilson (opinion to the Hon. Josiah Magnuson, S.C. House of Representatives)	South CarolinaState	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyEmergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-014	SC OSHA FastFind, 'Corona Virus (COVID-19) Prevention: General Requirements and Prevention Ideas for Workplaces' (created April 20, 2020)General Requirements and Prevention Ideas for Workplaces: mandatory social distancing; handwashing and sanitation; sick employees stay home…	South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Occupational Safety and Health (SC OSHA)	South CarolinaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SC-048	Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended April 22, 2020) (2020-04-22-01)Amended statewide trial-court operations order	Supreme Court of South Carolina	South CarolinaCourt	Apr. 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SC-050	Supreme Court Order 2020-05-01-01 (May 1, 2020)Attorney supervision of real estate closings by video conference during the emergency	Supreme Court of South Carolina	South CarolinaCourt	May 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-086	Legal Notice: Pandemic Emergency Management Plan (SC Ports, 2020)Pandemic Emergency Management Plan	South Carolina State Ports Authority	South Carolina State Ports Authority (State agency; Port of Charleston, Inland Ports Greer and Dillon)State	June 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SC-026	Executive Order No. 2020-45Temporary Restrictions Regarding Alcoholic Beverages at Restaurants, Bars, and Other Establishments After 11:00 p.m.	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	July 11, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Curfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. SC-037	State of Emergency renewal chain: EO 2020-44 (July 11, 2020), 2020-48 (July 26), 2020-56 (Aug. 25), 2020-59 (Sept. 9), 2020-62 (Sept. 24), 2020-65 (Oct. 9), 2020-67 (Oct. 24), 2020-70 (Nov. 8), 2020-72 (Nov. 23), 2020-75 (Dec. 8), 2021-03 (Jan. 7, 2021), 2021-07 (Jan. 22), 2021-08 (Feb. 6), 2021-10 (Feb. 21), 2021-13 (Mar. 8), 2021-15 (Mar. 23), 2021-18 (Apr. 7), 2021-20 (Apr. 22), 2021-22 (May 7)State of Emergency (successive fifteen-day declarations)	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	July 11, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-SC-012	DHEC, Interim Guidance for COVID-19 Scenarios in Businesses (July 25, 2020)Interim Guidance for COVID-19 Scenarios in Businesses: positive employee; sick but no test; close contact of a case; return-to-work criteria	South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)	South CarolinaState	July 25, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SC-063	Order re Required Use of Protective Masks in County and Municipal Courthouses (2020-07-30-01)Statewide mandate requiring masks or facial coverings in every county and municipal courthouse	Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty	South CarolinaCourt	July 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SC-027	Executive Order No. 2020-50Initiating Additional Emergency Measures and Consolidating Previous Orders	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	Aug. 2, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SC-057	South Carolina Department of Education Face Covering Guidelines for K-12 Public Schools (last updated Aug. 3, 2020)Face coverings required on school buses and in public school facilities for the 2020-21 school year	South Carolina Department of Education (Superintendent Molly M. Spearman)	South CarolinaSector regulator	Aug. 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SC-029	Executive Order No. 2020-63Amending and Consolidating Emergency Measures	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	Oct. 2, 2020	2020 Q4	Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SC-030	Executive Order No. 2020-73Modifying and Amending Emergency Measures	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	Nov. 25, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SC-064	Order re Circuit Court Jury Trials (2020-12-03-01)No circuit-court jury trials to commence after December 4, 2020	Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty	South CarolinaCourt	Dec. 3, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SC-052	Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended December 16, 2020) (2020-12-16-01)Winter 2020-21 amended trial-court order: masks, fever screening, 113 square feet per person, jury trials only under approved plans	Supreme Court of South Carolina	South CarolinaCourt	Dec. 16, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SC-031	Executive Order No. 2020-77State of Emergency	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	Dec. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-011	SC OSHA web page, 'SC OSHA's Response to COVID-19' / 'SC OSHA: The Only Constant is Change' (scosha.llronline.com/coronavirus2.aspx)SC OSHA's Response to COVID-19: statement of COVID-19 complaint handling, partnerships with DHEC and the Department of Commerce on…	South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Occupational Safety and Health (SC OSHA)	South CarolinaState	Feb. 25, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-009	Act No. 99 of 2021 (S. 147, R. 39), a Joint Resolution, the 'South Carolina COVID-19 Liability Immunity Act'A Joint Resolution to enact the 'South Carolina COVID-19 Liability Immunity Act' so as to provide liability protections for a limited time…	General Assembly of South Carolina (S. 147, ratified R. 39, April 28, 2021; approved by Governor Henry McMaster April 28, 2021)	South CarolinaState	Apr. 28, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOther	Primary source read

Attorney General Alan Wilson, by Robert D. Cook, Solicitor General (letter to Chief Mark A. Keel, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division), Op. S.C. Att'y Gen. (letter to SLED Chief Keel), March 24, 2020, re Section 16-7-10 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. DUT-SC-017)
city and county councils (emergency ordinances under S.C. Code §§ 4-9-130 and 5-7-250), Local stay-at-home ordinances (Columbia and Charleston, adopted Mar. 26, 2020, effective before the State's Home or Work Order of Apr. 7) and local face-covering ordinances (Greenville from June 22-23, 2020; Charleston from July 1, 2020; Columbia, Richland County, Charleston County, Myrtle Beach and Horry County from July 2020), renewed every sixty days (Ex. SC-038)
South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Occupational Safety and Health (SC OSHA), SC OSHA web page, 'SC OSHA COVID-19 Worker Safety Guidance' (scosha.llronline.com/coronavirus.aspx) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-010)
South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Occupational Safety and Health (SC OSHA), SC OSHA FastFact, 'Employers play an important role in controlling the spread of COVID-19 - March 2020' (created March 28, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-015)
Attorney General Alan Wilson, by Robert D. Cook, Solicitor General (expedited opinion to the Hon. Jeff Bradley, S.C. House of Representatives, District 123), Op. S.C. Att'y Gen. (Mar. 29, 2020) (to Rep. Jeff Bradley), on the extraordinary powers of the Governor during a state of emergency, with additional citations (Ex. DUT-SC-018)
Attorney General Alan Wilson (opinion to the Hon. Josiah Magnuson, S.C. House of Representatives), Op. S.C. Att'y Gen. (Apr. 13, 2020) (to Rep. Josiah Magnuson), on the Governor's authority under § 25-1-440 and the fifteen-day limitation (Ex. DUT-SC-019)
South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Occupational Safety and Health (SC OSHA), SC OSHA FastFind, 'Corona Virus (COVID-19) Prevention: General Requirements and Prevention Ideas for Workplaces' (created April 20, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-014)
Supreme Court of South Carolina, Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended April 22, 2020) (2020-04-22-01) (Ex. SC-048)
Supreme Court of South Carolina, Supreme Court Order 2020-05-01-01 (May 1, 2020) (Ex. SC-050)
South Carolina State Ports Authority, Legal Notice: Pandemic Emergency Management Plan (SC Ports, 2020) (June 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-086)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-45 (July 11, 2020) (Ex. SC-026)
Governor Henry McMaster, State of Emergency renewal chain: EO 2020-44 (July 11, 2020), 2020-48 (July 26), 2020-56 (Aug. 25), 2020-59 (Sept. 9), 2020-62 (Sept. 24), 2020-65 (Oct. 9), 2020-67 (Oct. 24), 2020-70 (Nov. 8), 2020-72 (Nov. 23), 2020-75 (Dec. 8), 2021-03 (Jan. 7, 2021), 2021-07 (Jan. 22), 2021-08 (Feb. 6), 2021-10 (Feb. 21), 2021-13 (Mar. 8), 2021-15 (Mar. 23), 2021-18 (Apr. 7), 2021-20 (Apr. 22), 2021-22 (May 7) (Ex. SC-037)
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), DHEC, Interim Guidance for COVID-19 Scenarios in Businesses (July 25, 2020) (Ex. DUT-SC-012)
Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty, Order re Required Use of Protective Masks in County and Municipal Courthouses (2020-07-30-01) (Ex. SC-063)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-50 (Aug. 2, 2020) (Ex. SC-027)
South Carolina Department of Education (Superintendent Molly M. Spearman), South Carolina Department of Education Face Covering Guidelines for K-12 Public Schools (last updated Aug. 3, 2020) (Ex. SC-057)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-63 (Oct. 2, 2020) (Ex. SC-029)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-73 (Nov. 25, 2020) (Ex. SC-030)
Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty, Order re Circuit Court Jury Trials (2020-12-03-01) (Ex. SC-064)
Supreme Court of South Carolina, Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended December 16, 2020) (2020-12-16-01) (Ex. SC-052)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-77 (Dec. 23, 2020) (Ex. SC-031)
South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Occupational Safety and Health (SC OSHA), SC OSHA web page, 'SC OSHA's Response to COVID-19' / 'SC OSHA: The Only Constant is Change' (scosha.llronline.com/coronavirus2.aspx) (Feb. 25, 2021) (Ex. DUT-SC-011)
General Assembly of South Carolina (S. 147, ratified R. 39, April 28, 2021; approved by Governor Henry McMaster April 28, 2021), Act No. 99 of 2021 (S. 147, R. 39), a Joint Resolution, the 'South Carolina COVID-19 Liability Immunity Act' (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-009)

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