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Ex. DUT-KS-009K.S.A. 65-201, County boards of health; local health officers; review, amendment or revocation of local health officer orders; approval by board of county commissioners; civil action (text from March 25, 2021)65-201. County, city-county and multicounty units; local health officers; appointment, tenure, removal; laws applicable; review, amendment…Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)KansasStateJune 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-005Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 51 (Public Health - Sanitary Code), Part II (The Control of Diseases), section 117 (Disease Control Measures Including Isolation/Quarantine); with Part I, section 115 (Emergency Situations) and section 117 (Employee Health)Sanitary Code disease-control rule: the state health officer's duty to institute control measures whenever a case of communicable disease…Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health (state health officer), by rule; codified by the Division of Administration, Office of the State RegisterLouisianaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-008DSHS News Release, 'Texas Health Commissioner Declares Public Health Disaster' (March 19, 2020)Texas Health Commissioner Declares Public Health Disaster: Calls on Texans to stay home and limit gatherings to 10 peopleTexas Department of State Health Services (DSHS); Commissioner John Hellerstedt, M.D.TexasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeGathering capWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-002Va. Code Title 32.1, Chapter 2 (sections 32.1-35 to 32.1-73.x), including Article 3 Disease Control (sections 32.1-42 Emergency rules and regulations; 32.1-43 Authority of State Health Commissioner to require quarantine, etc.; 32.1-48 Powers of Commissioner in epidemic) and Article 3.01 Isolation and Quarantine of Persons with Communicable Diseases of Public Health Threat (sections 32.1-48.05 to 32.1-48.017)Code of Virginia, Title 32.1 Health, Chapter 2 Disease Prevention and Control (full chapter text)General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 32.1, Chapter 2, Disease Prevention and Control)VirginiaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOtherPrimary 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-LA-007La. R.S. 29:766 (declaration of a state of public health emergency; emergency powers of the governor)Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act: declaration of a state of public health emergency by executive order or proclamation, to be…Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes)LouisianaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeCapacity limitTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-005Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 511-9-1-.01 to 511-9-1-.05Isolation and Quarantine (Scope and Purpose; Definitions; Public Health Control Measures; Powers of the County Boards of Health to Implement…Georgia Department of Public Health (rules filed with the Secretary of State; Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. Chapter 511-9-1)GeorgiaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-007StatuteGovernor's orders in a catastrophic health emergency: seizure and rationing, medical examination, testing and vaccination, isolation and…Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A, Catastrophic Health Emergencies)MarylandState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-018ACCG, State Laws Impacting Georgia Counties during the 2020 Public Health Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020; updated Mar. 17, 2020)State Laws Impacting Georgia Counties during the 2020 Public Health EmergencyAssociation County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG), the statewide association of Georgia's 159 county governmentsGeorgiaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyBusiness closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-NE-029Directed Health Measure Order 2020-NEHD-002 (Phase II) (cross-reference to Ex. NE-013; not re-saved)Directed Health Measure Order 2020-NEHD-002 (Phase II): occupancy, distancing and employer-housing screening conditionsNebraska DHHS, Chief Medical Officer / Director of Public HealthNebraska (Northeast Nebraska district; the Phase II text was issued statewide in district orders)StateMay 29, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-014SH3 Health Consulting, LLC v. Page, No. 4:20-cv-00605-SRC, Doc. 27 (E.D. Mo. May 8, 2020) (Memorandum and Order denying temporary restraining order), reported at 459 F. Supp. 3d 1212SH3 Health Consulting, LLC, et al. v. St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page, et al.: Memorandum and OrderUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (Clark, J.)Missouri (Eastern District of Missouri; St. Louis City and St. Louis County orders)CourtMay 8, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-007Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Reportable Diseases (effective January 1, 2019)Arkansas State Board of Health Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Reportable Diseases, effective January 1, 2019 (as reproduced, with the…Arkansas State Board of Health / Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateJan. 1, 20192020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-020COVID-19 Outbreak Health Order No. 5, Critical Infrastructure (Nov. 15, 2020; effective Nov. 16, 2020) (cross-reference to Ex. AK-037; not re-saved)Outbreak Health Order No. 5, Critical Infrastructure (Community/Workforce Protective Plans; seafood appendices)Governor Mike Dunleavy; Commissioner Adam Crum, DHSS; Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical OfficerAlaskaStateNov. 15, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesSupply chainOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-029Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO) 20009, COVID-19: Updated Interim Occupational Health and Safety Guidance for Air Carriers and CrewsSAFO 20009: COVID-19: Updated Interim Occupational Health and Safety Guidance for Air Carriers and CrewsFederal Aviation Administration, Flight Standards Service (with the CDC)United StatesFederalApr. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-01564 C.S.R. 7, Reportable Diseases, Events and Conditions (legislative rule)Reportable Diseases, Events and Conditions: reporting duties; outbreak reporting; control measures; isolation, quarantine and placarding…West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health (legislative rule authorized by the Legislature)West VirginiaStateJuly 12, 20132020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-004Ala. Code ch. 22-12 (Quarantine)Quarantine: enforcement by the State, counties and municipalities; State authority paramount; proclamation of quarantine by the Governor or…Legislature of Alabama (Code of Alabama 1975, Title 22, chapter 12)AlabamaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-008StatuteOffense of knowing and willful failure to comply with an order, requirement or directive issued in a catastrophic health emergency…Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A)MarylandState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-004Wyo. Stat. Ann. 35-4-101 to 35-4-10535-4-101. Department of health to prescribe rules and regulations; penalty for violation; resisting or interfering with enforcement.…Wyoming Legislature (Wyo. Stat. Title 35, ch. 4, art. 1)WyomingState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-016Alaska Essential Services and Critical Workforce Infrastructure Order (formerly Health Mandate 010 Attachment A), issued Mar. 27, 2020, amended Apr. 10 and May 5, 2020, secs. II.c-d, III, IV and V (cross-reference to Ex. AK-021; not re-saved)Alaska Essential Services and Critical Workforce Infrastructure Order: mandatory closures; exemptions; social distancing requirements…Governor Mike Dunleavy; Commissioner Adam Crum, DHSS; Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical OfficerAlaskaStateMay 5, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyBusiness closureTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-004La. R.S. 40:7 (communicable disease epidemic; procedure; quarantine of a parish or municipality)Communicable disease epidemic: the state health officer shall proclaim and order an infected parish, municipality or portion quarantined…Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes)LouisianaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-015Hawse v. Page, No. 20-1960 (8th Cir. July 30, 2021), reported at 7 F.4th 685Lauren Hawse, et al. v. Sam Page, County Executive of St. Louis County, and Faisal Khan, Director of the St. Louis County Public Health…United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Colloton, J., joined by Kelly and Stras, JJ.)Missouri (St. Louis County orders; Eighth Circuit)CourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VT-006ACCD Work Safe Guidance: 'Update 20 - New Work Safe Additions to the Be Smart, Stay Safe Order' (memorandum to Vermont Businesses and Employers, July 31, 2020), as captured by the Internet Archive on August 5, 2020Update on New Work Safe Additions to the Be Smart, Stay Safe Order: Mandatory Health & Safety Requirements for All Business, Non-Profit &…Agency of Commerce and Community Development (Secretary Lindsay Kurrle), under Executive Order 01-20 Addenda 10-12 and Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20 secs. 9(b) and 11VermontStateJuly 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyTelework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-032DPH Stay-at-Home Advisory (Mar. 23, 2020); Safer at Home Advisory (May 18, 2020); Stay at Home Advisory 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. (Nov. 2, 2020) (library exhibit MA-009; cross-reference; verified_secondary; no file)Department of Public Health stay-at-home and safer-at-home advisoriesDepartment of Public Health (Commissioner Monica Bharel)MassachusettsStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyStay-at-homeOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-WV-002W. Va. Code § 16-3-2Powers of county and municipal boards of health to establish quarantine; penalty for violationWest Virginia Legislature (codified statute)West VirginiaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-002Minn. Stat. § 144.419 (2020)Isolation and Quarantine of PersonsMinnesota Legislature (Laws 2002, ch. 402, the Minnesota Emergency Health Powers Act, as amended; administered by the Commissioner of Health)MinnesotaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read