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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-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. 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. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-070Coronavirus Update - ARE 5.0 (chronology from March 2020: Prometric test centers closed; ARE appointments cancelled; seat credits; masks required at test centers; online proctoring launched Nov. 16, 2020; continued closures and short-notice cancellations into 2021)Coronavirus Update--ARE 5.0 (updated Feb. 3-4, 2021)NCARBAll States; National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (council of the 55 architectural licensing boards; administers the Architect Registration Examination)Sector regulatorMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOtherConfirmed 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. 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. 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. 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. 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
Ex. MET-RIV-054Riverside Transit Agency notice: Face Masks Required on All Buses (rear-door boarding; 10 passengers per bus)Face Masks Required on All BusesRiverside Transit AgencyWestern Riverside County (Riverside Transit Agency joint powers authority)CountyApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-050Eighth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated April 21, 2020)Masks required in Judiciary buildings; remote hearings expanded; parent-child contact emergenciesVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)VermontCourtApr. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-064SB 278 (2021) 60-day eviction safe harbor; HB 4204 (2020) and HB 2009 (2021) mortgage foreclosure moratoria; HB 4212 (2020) deadline extensions and remote public meetings; SB 1801 (2020) cocktails to goRelated legislation not saved as exhibitsOregon Legislative AssemblyOregonStateJune 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Alcohol and barsCourts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-047Public-service campaign release confirming that TriMet has required riders, operators and other employees to wear face coverings on board since mid-May 2020 at OHA direction; passenger limits and 3-foot seat spacing continuing (Aug. 21, 2020)'Always wear your mask on transit and in the community.' Local celebs join TriMet to encourage people to cover up for safetyTriMet, at the direction of the Oregon Health AuthorityTri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet)Sector regulatorAug. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-036General Administrative Order No. 2020-09: Residential Eviction and Consumer Debt Early Resolution Program (entered Dec. 14, 2020), with attachmentsEstablishment of the Early Resolution Program for residential eviction and consumer-debt cases (free legal aid and mediation before cases…Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourtDec. 14, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-075Sixth Order Extending the Thirty-Second Judicial District's Past Declared EmergencySixth Order Extending the Thirty-Second Judicial District's Past Declared EmergencyPresident Judge Kevin F. KellyDelaware County, Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas, 32nd Judicial District)CourtJan. 22, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-062July 2021 Bar Exam Jurisdiction Information: jurisdiction announcements (last updated May 18, 2021) recording the courts' and boards' orders that the July 2021 examination be administered remotely (AZ Apr. 14; CA Feb. 26; CO Mar. 10; CT Feb. 11; DE Mar. 15; DC Feb. 10; FL Apr. 12; GA Mar. 24; IL Mar. 1; IN Mar. 30; IA Mar. 11; KY Feb. 23; LA Apr. 8; ME Apr. 26; MD Feb. 26; MA Feb. 17; MI Apr. 21; NH Mar. 3; NJ Mar. 11; NY Mar. 5; NC Mar. 22; OH Mar. 3; PA Feb. 12; RI Apr. 9; TN Feb. 16; UT Mar. 19; VT Mar. 8; VI; WA Mar. 5; WI) and Oregon's in-person planJuly 2021 Bar Exam Jurisdiction Information (map, announcements and table)National Conference of Bar ExaminersAll U.S. jurisdictions; NCBE inventory of supreme court and board orders for the July 2021 bar examinationCourtMay 18, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-013Standing Order re Resumption of the Foreclosure Mediation Program (virtual mediations from March 1, 2021)Standing order resuming foreclosure mediations, virtually, effective March 1, 2021Superior Court, Chief Administrative Judge, Civil DivisionConnecticut Superior Court (Chief Administrative Judge, Civil Division) (statewide)CourtFeb. 25, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NV-038Declaration of Emergency Directive 044 (Transition to Local Control), Apr. 19, 2021, ss. 4, 5, 6Termination of statewide social distancing April 30, 2021; transition to county Local Plans May 1, 2021; Baseline Statewide Mitigation…Governor Steve SisolakNevadaStateApr. 19, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SLC-031Executive Order (No. 1 of 2021), Masks in City Facilities, as described in the City's release of May 11, 2021Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall Signs Executive Order Requiring Masks in City Facilities (release)Mayor Erin Mendenhall (release describing Executive Order 1 of 2021)Salt Lake City, Utah (City facilities)CityMay 10, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FOR-032MCO 2.0 (Jan. 13, 2021, selected states); nationwide MCO 3.0 from May 12, 2021; nationwide 'total lockdown' (Phase 1 of the National Recovery Plan) from June 1, 2021, with essential manufacturing limited to a 60 percent workforce and other sectors closed; NRP phases through the third quarter of 2021MCO 2.0, MCO 3.0 and the June 1, 2021 total lockdownPrime Minister's Office and National Security Council; Ministry of International Trade and Industry (manufacturing approvals)MalaysiaForeign governmentMay 28, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MIA-024Miami-Dade County 'Transit Service Updates' page (Wayback snapshot of Aug. 3, 2021)Transit mask requirement under federal mandate; restoration of fares and full capacity June 1, 2021; suspended fares, rear-door boarding and…Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (County service-updates page)Miami-Dade County, Florida (Department of Transportation and Public Works)CountyAug. 3, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DCM-043First and Second Amendments to the Mandatory Face Covering Order (June 10, 2021 and July 6, 2021)Amended Mandatory Face Covering Orders of June 10, 2021 and July 6, 2021 (face coverings for persons not fully vaccinated; masks in…Circuit Court of Fairfax CountyFairfax County, VirginiaCourtJune 10, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-057Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated June 25, 2021)Judicial emergency extended to September 7, 2021; Court Administrator authority over screening, masks and distancing in Judiciary buildingsVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)VermontCourtJune 25, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source

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