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Ex. DUT-SC-018Op. 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 CarolinaStateMar. 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyEmergency declarationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-010W. Va. Code § 61-5-17Obstructing officer; fleeing from officer; making false statements to officer; interfering with emergency communications; penalties…West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)West VirginiaStateMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-010Frequently Asked Questions: Enforcement of Public Health Orders (revised Mar. 31, 2020)Frequently Asked Questions: Enforcement of Public Health OrdersColorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (Department of Law)ColoradoStateMar. 31, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-028Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 designating childcare an Essential Business and establishing operating requirements (cross-reference to Ex. MT-025)Childcare Directive: mandatory operating requirementsGovernor Steve BullockMontanaStateApr. 1, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyCapacity limitSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-FL-017FAQs for Executive Order 20-91: Essential Services and Activities during COVID-19FAQs for Executive Order 20-91 (Essential Services and Activities during COVID-19)Executive Office of the Governor (FAQ released Apr. 3, 2020 to accompany Executive Order 20-91; the copy saved is Palm Beach County's archived copy of the State document)FloridaStateApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-016GDEcD COVID-19 business guidance page (georgia.org/covid19), as archived April 13, 2020COVID19 (Georgia Department of Economic Development guidance to businesses on the shelter-in-place order, Critical Infrastructure…Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), the agency Executive Order 04.02.20.01 authorized to issue guidance on Critical Infrastructure statusGeorgiaStateApr. 13, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-033Directed Health Measure Order 2020-009 (statewide) (cross-reference to Ex. NE-008; not re-saved)Directed Health Measure Order 2020-009: the first statewide order and its compliance commandNebraska DHHS, Chief Medical Officer / Director of Public Health Gary Anthone, M.D.Nebraska (statewide)StateApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationOperating conditionConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-SD-018Flyer: 'Combat the Spread of COVID-19: Follow the Governor's Executive Order. What can community leaders do?' (dated April 3, 2020)What can community leaders do? Support your community; support your businesses; stick to the factsSouth Dakota Department of Health / covid.sd.gov (Office of the Governor)South DakotaStateApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyTelework mandateGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-022Executive Order 20-20 (hotspot order), paras. 2 and 3 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-017; parallel Exs. WV-018, WV-019, WV-021; not re-saved)Telework mandate on every essential employer, public and private; local health departments directed to set and enforce per-square-foot…Governor Jim JusticeWest Virginia (Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties; parallel orders for Harrison, Kanawha, Monongalia, Marion, Cabell, Ohio, Wayne, Wood and Jackson Counties)StateApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyTelework mandateGathering capWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-017Guidance for Law Enforcement: Enforcement of 'Stay at Home' Order (April 5, 2020)Guidance for Law Enforcement -- Subject: Enforcement of 'Stay at Home' OrderAttorney General Steve Marshall, Office of the Attorney General of AlabamaAlabamaStateApr. 5, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitHealth care ordersStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-012Executive Order No. 7U, § 1 (Apr. 5, 2020): Protection from Civil Liability for Actions or Omissions in Support of the State's COVID-19 Response (health care professionals and facilities); superseded and replaced by EO 7V § 6 (Apr. 7, 2020, Ex. CT-014); facility immunity expired Mar. 1, 2021 by EO 10A § 4 (Ex. CT-036)Protection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Protection from Civil Liability for Actions or Omissions in…Governor Ned LamontConnecticutStateApr. 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyHealth care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-014MNOSHA, Safety and health guidelines for the employers and employees of essential work operations (COVID-19), as posted by April 6, 2020Safety and health guidelines for the employers and employees of essential work operationsMinnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA)MinnesotaStateApr. 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-006Administrative rule: OAR 333-019-0010, Disease Related School, Child Care, and Worksite Restrictions: Imposition of Restrictions (COVID-19 added to the 'restrictable diseases' for food service facilities, schools, children's facilities and health care facilities by PH 17-2020)OAR 333-019-0010: no person may work at a school, child care facility, health care facility or food service facility while in a communicable…Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division (rule filed with the Secretary of State; official Oregon Administrative Rules Database text)OregonStateMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutySchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-015DECD, Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Employers (Apr. 7, 2020; version captured Apr. 15, 2020)Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Employers - Keeping your team members safeConnecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, under Executive Order No. 7V § 1ConnecticutStateApr. 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-031DPHHS legal memorandum: Application of March 26, 2020 Directive to craft and hobby stores (cross-reference to Ex. MT-029)Application of March 26, 2020, Directive to craft and hobby storesMontana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Legal AffairsMontanaStateApr. 7, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyBusiness closurePrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-021In re Abbott, No. 20-50264 (5th Cir. Apr. 7, 2020) (published), 954 F.3d 772In re Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of Texas, et al. (petition for writ of mandamus; GA-09)United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Duncan, J., joined by Elrod, J.; Dennis, J., dissenting)Texas (United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit)CourtApr. 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-063Interim Guidance for Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (Apr. 8, 2020)Interim Guidance for Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected…Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUnited StatesFederalApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-066News release, U.S. Department of Labor Reminds Employers That They Cannot Retaliate Against Workers Reporting Unsafe Conditions During Coronavirus Pandemic (Apr. 8, 2020)U.S. Department of Labor Reminds Employers That They Cannot Retaliate Against Workers Reporting Unsafe Conditions During Coronavirus…Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Loren Sweatt), national news releaseUnited StatesFederalApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-018Addendum 1 to the March 24, 2020 memorandum, regarding restrictions on religious facilities, services or activities set forth in EO 20-18 (April 8, 2020)Addendum 1 to March 24, 2020, law enforcement duties and authorities memorandum regarding restrictions on religious facilities, services or…Attorney General Derek Schmidt (Office of the Kansas Attorney General)KansasStateApr. 8, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyGathering capEvents and venuesStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-015SB 241, ch. 10 SLA 2020, secs. 15 and 32 (cross-reference to Ex. AK-002; not re-saved)Workers' compensation presumption of compensability; liability: personal protective equipmentAlaska State Legislature (SCS CSSB 241(FIN)), signed by Governor DunleavyAlaskaStateApr. 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-DC-015D.C. Act 23-286, COVID-19 Response Supplemental Emergency Amendment Act of 2020, sec. 401(b)(1)(B) (new sec. 7-2304.01(d)(3A))COVID-19 Response Supplemental Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (public health emergency liability exemption)Council of the District of Columbia (emergency act approved by Mayor Muriel Bowser)District of ColumbiaStateApr. 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyOperating conditionOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SD-004Order Declaring Public Health Emergency 2020-01Order Declaring Public Health Emergency (Minnehaha County), April 10, 2020Kim Malsam-Rysdon, Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Health, with the consent and authorization of Governor Kristi NoemMinnehaha County, South Dakota (declared by the State Secretary of Health)StateApr. 10, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyEmergency declarationQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VT-01320 V.S.A. sec. 20 (Immunities and defenses)Immunities and defensesVermont General Assembly (Title 20, chapter 1)VermontStateJuly 1, 20222020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-020Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Council, No. 122,765 (Kan. Apr. 11, 2020) (original action in quo warranto; quo warranto granted in part)Laura Kelly, Governor of the State of Kansas, v. Legislative Coordinating Council, et al.Supreme Court of Kansas (per curiam)KansasCourtApr. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyGathering capEvents and venuesStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SD-019Checklist for Communities (COVID-19): Plan and Prepare; Take ActionChecklist for CommunitiesSouth Dakota Department of Health / covid.sd.govSouth DakotaStateApr. 12, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyGathering capWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read