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Ex. DUT-IN-019620 IAC 1-1-1, Recordkeeping requirements; construction industry; adoption of federal standards (Title 620, Article 1, Rule 1, Section 1)IOSHA's adoption of the federal occupational safety and health standards (29 C.F.R. Part 1910 and the construction standards) as Indiana…Indiana Occupational Safety Standards Commission (rule compiled in the Indiana Administrative Code; text as mirrored by the Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School)IndianaStateMay 29, 19712020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyConfirmed 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. AZ-096Suspension of all tourism to Supai and Havasu Canyon, Mar. 16, 2020 to Feb. 1, 2023Havasupai Tribe suspension of all tourism to the reservation (Mar. 16, 2020 - Feb. 1, 2023)Havasupai Tribal CouncilHavasupai TribeTribalMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureTravel and quarantineConfirmed 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. 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. DUT-MN-020DLI, 'MNOSHA Compliance: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)' web page (captures Mar. 18, 2020; June 21, 2020; Oct. 22, 2020)MNOSHA Compliance: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, MNOSHA ComplianceMinnesotaStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-TX-009Declaration of Public Health Disaster (March 19, 2020), renewed at 30-day intervalsDeclaration of Public Health DisasterCommissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services (John Hellerstedt, M.D.)TexasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-LAS-001Emergency ordinance authorizing the enforcement of an emergency ordinance, directives and regulations effective during a declared state of emergency (Clark County Code ch. 6.04 amendment; agenda file '6.04 Emerg Ordinance')Adopt an ordinance by emergency authorizing the enforcement of an emergency ordinance, directives, and regulations effective during a…Clark County Board of County Commissioners (Emergency Meeting, Mar. 20, 2020, item 3; petitioner County Manager Yolanda T. King)Clark County, NevadaCountyMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-042Proclamation 20-12 (Higher Education) and its amendments 20-12.1 through 20-12.5 (including 20-12.4 of July 12, 2021)COVID-19 Higher EducationGovernor Jay InsleeWashingtonStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureSchools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FOR-033Directive 16/CT-TTg (Mar. 31, 2020): nationwide social distancing Apr. 1-15, 2020; Ho Chi Minh City under Directive 16 from July 9, 2021; sixteen southern localities under Directive 16 from July 18-19, 2021; factories required to house workers on site ('three on-site') from July 2021; restrictions eased Oct. 1, 2021Vietnam Briefing tracker: Vietnam business operations and the coronavirusPrime Minister of Vietnam (Directive 16/CT-TTg, Mar. 31, 2020); Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and southern provincial People's Committees (July-Sept. 2021), as tracked by Vietnam Briefing (Dezan Shira & Associates)VietnamForeign governmentMar. 31, 20202020 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-NE-013Health Director's power to close or restrict access to any business; penalty for violating a Directed Health MeasureCity of Lincoln (Lincoln Municipal Code ch. 8.18) as recited by the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health DepartmentLincoln and Lancaster County, NebraskaCityJuly 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MS-005Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-11(b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(17) and (c)(1) (legislative reprint of 2021)Emergency Management Law: Governor's powers to secure compliance with orders through law enforcement and the boards of health; proclamation…Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 33, ch. 15, Mississippi Emergency Management Law); Governor as the officer empoweredMississippiStateFeb. 2, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FOR-027Third Declaration of a State of Emergency (Apr. 23, 2021; Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, later expanded) and Fourth Declaration (announced July 8, 2021; Tokyo from July 12, 2021; Okinawa continued; expanded in August to Osaka, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa and other prefectures), extended to Sept. 30, 2021; quasi-emergency measures in additional prefecturesThird and fourth states of emergency (2021)Government of Japan under art. 32(1) of the Act on Special MeasuresJapanForeign governmentApr. 23, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsConfirmed 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. DUT-MS-007Miss. Code Ann. § 41-23-5 and § 41-3-15 (legislative reprint of 2022)Legislative reprint of the epidemic-control, isolation, quarantine and detainment provisions (the bill's proposed addition, Governor's…Legislature of Mississippi (House Bill 612, 2022 Regular Session, as introduced; died in committee Feb. 1, 2022)MississippiStateFeb. 1, 20222020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-KS-001Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29 (2025), enrolled bill amending K.S.A. 65-101, 65-119 and 65-129b (the struck text is the statute as it stood throughout 2020-2021)AN ACT concerning public health; removing the authorization for a county or joint board of health or local health officer to prohibit public…Kansas Legislature (enrolled Substitute for Senate Bill No. 29, 2025 Session; L. 2025, ch. 115)KansasStateJuly 1, 20252020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-HI-011Hawaii Administrative Rules § 11-156-5, Isolation (chapter 11-156, Communicable Diseases)IsolationDepartment of Health (rule); text read in the Legal Information Institute (Cornell) compilation of the Hawaii Administrative RulesHawaiiStateMar. 13, 20082020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-HI-012Department of Health web page, 'Hawaii Isolation and Control Requirements' (Reporting an Illness: For Healthcare Providers)Hawaii Isolation and Control RequirementsDepartment of Health, Disease Outbreak Control DivisionHawaiiStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-AZ-021StatuteViolation; classificationArizona Legislature (Arizona Revised Statutes, title 36, ch. 1, art. 1)ArizonaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source

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