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Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-076NDCS 'Coronavirus Health Update' page (as archived Apr. 11, 2020)Inmate visitation suspended (Mar. 16, 2020); Board of Parole COVID-19 update (Mar. 17); Cornhusker State Industries redirected to hand…Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (Director Scott R. Frakes)Nebraska Department of Correctional Services; State levelStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-290Press release of March 12, 2020 (Building closed to the public)Supreme Court Building closed to the public until further noticeSupreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office)Supreme Court of the United StatesCourtMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-082IDOC 'Comprehensive Response to COVID-19' page (as archived Sept. 21, 2020), linking Executive Directive 20-20 (Pandemic Response) and the IDOC and Wexford COVID-19 ProtocolExecutive Directive 20-20 authorizing the Department's Pandemic Preparedness and Response Plan, 'effective immediately and... applicable to…Indiana Department of Correction (Commissioner Robert E. Carter, Jr.)Indiana Department of Correction; State levelStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-031NCEES COVID-19 exam administration updates (chronology: April 2020 pencil-and-paper exams cancelled; Pearson VUE capacity limits through 2021; masks required at Pearson VUE centers from Dec. 1, 2021)Latest Information on COVID-19 Response (NCEES)NCEESAll States; National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (the council of the State engineering and surveying licensing boards, which administers the FE, PE, FS and PS examinations for every board)Sector regulatorMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-085County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021)Lewis and Clark County COVID-19 emergency declaration and public health rulesLewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health OfficerLewis and Clark County (Helena), MontanaCountyMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. GA-062Order Declaring Statewide Judicial EmergencyStatewide judicial emergency (jury trials, grand juries and deadlines suspended)Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of GeorgiaGeorgiaCourtMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-TRIBAL-051Legislative Council Resolution No. 20-094, Authorizing Action for COVID-19 Public Health EmergencyAuthorizing Action for COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (web posting of Mar. 30, 2020 carrying the resolution as an image)Tohono O'odham Legislative CouncilTohono O'odham Nation (Arizona) - tribal legislatureTribalMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationGathering capTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-026City Emergency Orders index (Declaration of Civil Emergency; Emergency Orders 2020-02 to 2020-17), as captured in 2021City Emergency Orders (City's COVID-19 response updates)City of Vancouver (City Manager's Office), listing Emergency Orders 2020-02 through 2020-17 and the Declaration of Civil EmergencyCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-043Township office closed to the public (Mar. 16, 2020); public access to the Township Municipal Building by appointment only from Nov. 16, 2020 (memorandum of Nov. 20, 2020); Township rule requiring all employees to wear face masks in all Township facilities (posted 2021, captured Sept. 20, 2021)Haverford Township building-access and employee mask rules, 2020-2021Township of Haverford (Township Manager David R. Burman; Board of Commissioners)Township of Haverford (Havertown), Delaware County, PennsylvaniaCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-049Administrative Order No. 49Declaration of Judicial Emergency and Changes to Court ProceduresVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar by the State Court Administrator)VermontCourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CA-006Executive Order N-29-20Executive Order N-29-20 (public meetings by teleconference; CalFresh and other program flexibilities)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CIN-038Closure of the City Hall lobby and cancellation of board and committee meetings (Mar. 13, 2020)City Hall lobby closedCity Manager David Johnston (announced by Mayor Joe Meyer)City of Covington, KentuckyCityMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-057USCIS Response to COVID-19 (agency operations page, 2020-2021 versions)USCIS Response to COVID-19USCISUnited States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency)FederalMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-080Policy Memorandum PM 20-10, Immigration Court Practices During the Declared National Emergency Concerning the COVID-19 Outbreak (Mar. 18, 2020)Immigration Court Practices During the Declared National Emergency Concerning the COVID-19 OutbreakEOIR Director (James R. McHenry III)United States Department of Justice, EOIR (federal agency; administrative tribunal)FederalMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-20-027Status of U.S. Consular Operations in Mexico in Light of COVID-19 (web page cited in 85 Fed. Reg. 21739)Status of U.S. Consular Operations in Mexico in Light of COVID-19U.S. Embassy and Consulates in MexicoUnited States Mission MexicoFederalMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-14-016Executive Order 202.7Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster EmergencyGovernor Andrew M. CuomoNew YorkStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-20-025USDA Service Centers Open for Business by Phone Appointment Only (Mar. 23, 2020)sameUSDA Farm Production and ConservationUnited StatesFederalMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Telework mandateCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-KC-075Clay County Public Health Emergency Orders (series): stay-home order (Mar. 24, 2020); Orders 05272020, 05312020, 06152020, 07012020, 08212020, 11172020, 01132021, 02212021Clay County public health emergency orders, March 2020 - February 2021Clay County Public Health Center, Director Gary ZaboracClay County, Missouri (outside Kansas City)CountyMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-KC-076Platte County Health Department orders (series): stay-home order (Mar. 24, 2020); Amended Orders effective July 1, July 16, Nov. 23, 2020, Jan. 16 and Feb. 22, 2021Platte County public health orders, March 2020 - February 2021Platte County Health Department (Director Mary Jo Vernon) under the Platte County state of emergencyPlatte County, Missouri (outside Kansas City)CountyMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MO-064Springfield stay-at-home order (Mar. 26, 2020; extended Apr. 21 to May 3, 2020), Road to Recovery phase orders (May 4 to Oct. 14, 2020) and face-covering ordinance (adopted July 13, 2020; effective July 16, 2020; extended into 2021)Springfield's stay-home, reopening and masking instrumentsMayor Ken McClure (emergency orders) and Springfield City Council (masking ordinance)City of Springfield, MissouriCityMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CA-011Executive Order N-38-20Executive Order N-38-20 (suspending limits on the Judicial Council's emergency rulemaking authority)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AZ-095Executive Order of Mar. 30, 2020 (stay at home; curfew), extended Apr. 17, 2020; curfew removed by EO 2021-02 (Apr. 20, 2021)Tohono O'odham Nation stay-at-home order, curfew and entry restrictionsChairman Ned Norris Jr.Tohono O'odham NationTribalMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-12-051Executive Order 03.31.20.01Suspending in-person requirements for the attestation and notarization of real estate documents (remote video)Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateMar. 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MO-063Orders of April 1, 2020 (extension of the suspension of in-person proceedings) and May 4, 2020 (Operational Directives for Easing COVID-19 Restrictions on In-Person Proceedings)Extension of the statewide suspension; phased operational directives with gateway criteria, distancing and masksSupreme Court of MissouriMissouri (all State courts)CourtApr. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-12-019Court Orders and Updates During COVID-19 Pandemic (uscourts.gov index)Index of federal court COVID-19 general orders (rendered Sept. 26, 2026)Administrative Office of the U.S. CourtsUnited States (all federal courts)CourtApr. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source