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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-046	NMCD release, 'New temporary visitation changes to be implemented' (Mar. 16, 2020)All visitation suspended through the end of April 2020, including contact, non-contact and attorney visits in all prison facilities	New Mexico Corrections Department (Secretary Alisha Tafoya Lucero)	New Mexico Corrections Department; State levelState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-081	ADOC Public Announcement, 'COVID-19 -- ADOC Suspends All Visitation and Inmate Passes for 30 Days' (Mar. 16, 2020, with updates of Mar. 19-20, 2020)All visitation, inmate passes, tours and volunteer entry suspended statewide 30 days; all non-emergent inmate community physician…	Alabama Department of Corrections (Commissioner Jefferson S. Dunn)	Alabama Department of Corrections; State levelState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capHealth care ordersCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-012	DMV news release: DMV allows customers to avoid coming to a DMV office for 60 days (Mar. 16, 2020)DMV allows customers to avoid coming to a DMV office for 60 days	California Department of Motor Vehicles	California (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)State	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-019	NJMVC website notice: MVC agencies, road testing and inspection facilities closed to the public; expirations extended (as archived nearest April 1, 2020)COVID-19 Response notice on njmvc.gov home page	New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (Chief Administrator), at the Governor's direction under Executive Orders 103 and 104 (2020)	New Jersey (State agency: Motor Vehicle Commission)State	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-100	PennDOT 'Coronavirus Statewide' operations page, updated 10:00 a.m. Mar. 30, 2020: all Driver License and Photo License Centers closed from close of business Mar. 16, 2020 until further notice; driver licenses, photo IDs, learner's permits, CDLs, registrations, safety and emissions inspections and disability placards expiring Mar. 16-Apr. 30, 2020 extended to May 31, 2020; CDL downgrades for expired medical certificates paused under FMCSA waivers; driver exams through Apr. 3 cancelled; all district and county maintenance offices closed for two weeks; 'construction projects have been suspended in all counties until further notice'; rest areas and welcome centers closed statewide from 12:01 a.m. Mar. 17 with a list of reopened locations; motorcycle training clinics postponed; REAL ID issuance paused; Acting Secretary's order accepting electronic administrative-appeal filingsCoronavirus Statewide - PennDOT operational changes (Driver License Centers closed; expirations extended; maintenance offices closed…	Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin Gramian	Pennsylvania (statewide: Driver License and Photo License Centers; district and county maintenance offices; construction projects; rest areas and welcome centers)State	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-008	W. Va. Code ch. 15, art. 5 (whole article), §§ 15-5-2, 15-5-6, 15-5-17 and 15-5-18 relied onEmergency Management Act: definition of 'disaster' (including 'epidemic'); proclamation of a state of emergency and additional powers of the…	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Feb. 23, 2023	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. IN-003	Executive Order 20-04Further Orders and Directives in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Epidemic	Governor Eric J. Holcomb	IndianaState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MD-038	Order of the Governor (Mar. 16, 2020), Temporarily Prohibiting Evictions of Tenants Suffering Substantial Loss of Income Due to COVID-19Temporarily Prohibiting Evictions of Tenants Suffering Substantial Loss of Income Due to COVID-19	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-107	NJMVC public notice (captured Mar. 25, 2020)All MVC agencies, road testing and inspection facilities closed to the public from March 16, 2020; licenses, registrations and inspection…	New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission	New JerseyState	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. NM-078	Directive of March 15, 2020 to State agencies (remote work; State buildings closed to the public; museums, historic sites and State parks closed)Governor directs state government agencies to minimize face-to-face contact while continuing service delivery	Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham	New MexicoState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NV-006	Declaration of Emergency Directive 004 (Mar. 20, 2020)Closure of DMV offices; extension of driver license, registration and dealer license expirations	Governor Steve Sisolak	NevadaState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. RI-004	Executive Order 20-05Third Supplemental Emergency Declaration - Public Meetings and Public Records Requests	Governor Gina M. Raimondo	Rhode IslandState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SC-002	Executive Order No. 2020-09Closing Public Schools, Cancelling Elections, etc. Due to Coronavirus	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capSchools and child careCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-08-040	Temporary waiver of vehicle title and registration requirements (press release, Mar. 16, 2020)Governor Abbott Grants Temporary Waiver of Vehicle Title & Registration Requirements	Governor Abbott	TexasState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TX-002	Suspension of Texas Open Meetings Act provisions (Gov't Code ch. 551)Governor Abbott Allows Virtual And Telephonic Open Meetings To Maintain Government Transparency	Governor Greg Abbott (at the request of the Office of the Attorney General)	TexasState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. WA-011	Proclamation 20-15 (Mar. 16, 2020) and WA-025 (Proclamation 20-41, Apr. 3, 2020)Department of Licensing (waiver of in-person driver-licensing requirements; office closures)	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-085	DelDOT operational changes, Mar. 17, 2020: Biden Welcome Center closed to the public from 6:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 (fuel and convenience-store restrooms remain; Starbucks drive-through only); DMV Wednesday evening hours eliminated from Mar. 18, 2020 for two weeks; the same day, Delaware's toll plazas ceased cash collection (Ex. 088)DelDOT Operational Changes Update for March 17, 2020	Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)	Delaware (Biden Welcome Center, I-95 Newark; four DMV locations)State	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-088	Delaware News release, May 20, 2020: cash toll collection resumes at the I-95, Biddles and Dover Toll Plazas at 12:00 p.m. May 21, 2020; cash lanes 'temporarily closed on March 17, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 State of Emergency'; toll plazas reopen for walk-in servicesCash Toll Collection to Resume Thursday, May 21, 2020	Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)	Delaware (I-95, Biddles and Dover toll plazas)State	May 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-104	MDTA news release, Mar. 17, 2020: statewide all-electronic (cashless) tolling at all MDTA facilities from 3:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 until further notice; all E-ZPass Maryland Customer Service Centers (including those at MVA branches) closed from Mar. 18, 2020 until further notice; video tolling at cash rates; grace periods for discount plans, Notices of Toll Due and citations; outreach events postponedMDTA Implements All-Electronic Tolling Statewide in Response to COVID-19 - Cashless Tolling at All MDTA Facilities Begins 3 p.m. Today…	Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA)	Maryland (all MDTA toll facilities: JFK Memorial Highway (I-95), Fort McHenry Tunnel, Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, Bay Bridge, Nice/Middleton Bridge; E-ZPass Customer Service Centers statewide)State	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-105	MDTA news release, Mar. 27, 2020: E-ZPass Customer Service Centers closed until further notice; discount-plan expirations extended; Notices of Toll Due and civil penalties paused, and MVA registration referrals and collections held, until 30 days after the state of emergency is lifted; all-electronic tolling continues statewide; Maryland House and Chesapeake House travel plazas open with food for carry-out onlyUpdate for MDTA Toll Facility Customers During COVID-19 State of Emergency - E-ZPass Discount Plans & Notices of Toll Due Extended…	Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA)	Maryland (all MDTA toll facilities; I-95 travel plazas)State	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AK-004	COVID-19 Health Mandate 002Health Mandate 002 (State libraries, archives and museums closed; residential school programs)	Governor Dunleavy; Commissioner Crum; Dr. Zink	AlaskaState	Mar. 16, 2020		Gathering capSchools and child careCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. CA-006	Executive Order N-29-20Executive Order N-29-20 (public meetings by teleconference; CalFresh and other program flexibilities)	Governor Gavin Newsom	CaliforniaState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CT-003	Executive Order No. 7C (Mar. 15, 2020), sec. 7Protection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - School Class Cancellation, DMV Closures and Other Measures	Governor Ned Lamont	ConnecticutState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child careCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. IA-002	Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (Mar. 17, 2020)Proclamation of a State of Public Health Disaster Emergency closing restaurants, bars, fitness centers, theaters, casinos and senior centers…	Governor Kim Reynolds	IowaState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesCourts and public officesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. IL-006	Executive Order 2020-08 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 6)Suspension of expiration of driver's licenses, vehicle registrations, permits and identification cards; Secretary of State hearings; ethics…	Governor JB Pritzker	IllinoisState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read

New Mexico Corrections Department (Secretary Alisha Tafoya Lucero), NMCD release, 'New temporary visitation changes to be implemented' (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-046)
Alabama Department of Corrections (Commissioner Jefferson S. Dunn), ADOC Public Announcement, 'COVID-19 -- ADOC Suspends All Visitation and Inmate Passes for 30 Days' (Mar. 16, 2020, with updates of Mar. 19-20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-081)
California Department of Motor Vehicles, DMV news release: DMV allows customers to avoid coming to a DMV office for 60 days (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-012)
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (Chief Administrator), at the Governor's direction under Executive Orders 103 and 104 (2020), NJMVC website notice: MVC agencies, road testing and inspection facilities closed to the public; expirations extended (as archived nearest April 1, 2020) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-019)
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin Gramian, PennDOT 'Coronavirus Statewide' operations page, updated 10:00 a.m. Mar. 30, 2020: all Driver License and Photo License Centers closed from close of business Mar. 16, 2020 until further notice; driver licenses, photo IDs, learner's permits, CDLs, registrations, safety and emissions inspections and disability placards expiring Mar. 16-Apr. 30, 2020 extended to May 31, 2020; CDL downgrades for expired medical certificates paused under FMCSA waivers; driver exams through Apr. 3 cancelled; all district and county maintenance offices closed for two weeks; 'construction projects have been suspended in all counties until further notice'; rest areas and welcome centers closed statewide from 12:01 a.m. Mar. 17 with a list of reopened locations; motorcycle training clinics postponed; REAL ID issuance paused; Acting Secretary's order accepting electronic administrative-appeal filings (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-100)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code ch. 15, art. 5 (whole article), §§ 15-5-2, 15-5-6, 15-5-17 and 15-5-18 relied on (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-008)
Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Executive Order 20-04 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. IN-003)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor (Mar. 16, 2020), Temporarily Prohibiting Evictions of Tenants Suffering Substantial Loss of Income Due to COVID-19 (Ex. MD-038)
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, NJMVC public notice (captured Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. NJ-107)
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Directive of March 15, 2020 to State agencies (remote work; State buildings closed to the public; museums, historic sites and State parks closed) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. NM-078)
Governor Steve Sisolak, Declaration of Emergency Directive 004 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. NV-006)
Governor Gina M. Raimondo, Executive Order 20-05 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. RI-004)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-09 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. SC-002)
Governor Abbott, Temporary waiver of vehicle title and registration requirements (press release, Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. SEC-08-040)
Governor Greg Abbott (at the request of the Office of the Attorney General), Suspension of Texas Open Meetings Act provisions (Gov't Code ch. 551) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. TX-002)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-15 (Mar. 16, 2020) and WA-025 (Proclamation 20-41, Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. WA-011)
Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), DelDOT operational changes, Mar. 17, 2020: Biden Welcome Center closed to the public from 6:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 (fuel and convenience-store restrooms remain; Starbucks drive-through only); DMV Wednesday evening hours eliminated from Mar. 18, 2020 for two weeks; the same day, Delaware's toll plazas ceased cash collection (Ex. 088) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-085)
Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), Delaware News release, May 20, 2020: cash toll collection resumes at the I-95, Biddles and Dover Toll Plazas at 12:00 p.m. May 21, 2020; cash lanes 'temporarily closed on March 17, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 State of Emergency'; toll plazas reopen for walk-in services (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-088)
Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), MDTA news release, Mar. 17, 2020: statewide all-electronic (cashless) tolling at all MDTA facilities from 3:00 p.m. Mar. 17, 2020 until further notice; all E-ZPass Maryland Customer Service Centers (including those at MVA branches) closed from Mar. 18, 2020 until further notice; video tolling at cash rates; grace periods for discount plans, Notices of Toll Due and citations; outreach events postponed (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-104)
Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), MDTA news release, Mar. 27, 2020: E-ZPass Customer Service Centers closed until further notice; discount-plan expirations extended; Notices of Toll Due and civil penalties paused, and MVA registration referrals and collections held, until 30 days after the state of emergency is lifted; all-electronic tolling continues statewide; Maryland House and Chesapeake House travel plazas open with food for carry-out only (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-105)
Governor Dunleavy; Commissioner Crum; Dr. Zink, COVID-19 Health Mandate 002 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AK-004)
Governor Gavin Newsom, Executive Order N-29-20 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. CA-006)
Governor Ned Lamont, Executive Order No. 7C (Mar. 15, 2020), sec. 7 (Ex. CT-003)
Governor Kim Reynolds, Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. IA-002)
Governor JB Pritzker, Executive Order 2020-08 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 6) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. IL-006)

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