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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-AL-015	Act 2021-4 (SB 30, Enrolled), the Alabama COVID Immunity Act, codified at Ala. Code § 6-5-790 et seq.An Act relating to Coronavirus; to provide civil immunity for certain entities and individuals from certain damages claimed by individuals…	Legislature of Alabama (SB 30, 2021 Regular Session, by Senator Orr); approved by Governor Ivey February 12, 2021	AlabamaState	Feb. 12, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-014	COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Retail (July 29, 2020 version), covid19.ca.govCOVID-19 Industry Guidance: Retail (July 29, 2020): the statewide operating conditions for retail establishments, with mandatory face…	California Department of Public Health and Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), under the State Public Health Officer orders of May 7, 2020 (CA-015 paragraph 2, 'necessary modifications') and Aug. 28, 2020 (CA-017 paragraphs 1 and 8)	CaliforniaState	July 29, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-020	Senate Bill 21-080, Protections for Entities During COVID-19 (introduced; not enacted)Concerning Protections for Entities that Comply with Public Health Guidelines Related to COVID-19	Colorado Senate (Seventy-third General Assembly, First Regular Session); prime sponsors Sen. Woodward, Reps. Bird, Bradfield and Larson	ColoradoState	Feb. 16, 2021		Standing dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-003	O.C.G.A. section 31-2A-4Obligation to safeguard and promote health of people of the state	General Assembly of Georgia (Title 31, Chapter 2A, Department of Public Health; enacted 2011 on the creation of the Department, carrying forward Code 1933, section 88-108)	GeorgiaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-HI-013	Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 11, chapter 50, Food Safety Code, in particular §§ 11-50-11 (Prevention of foodborne disease transmission by employees), 11-50-20 (Supervision) and 11-50-21 (Employee health)Food Safety Code	Department of Health, Sanitation Branch (Food Safety Branch)	HawaiiState	Feb. 24, 2014	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-003	Ind. Code Title 16, Article 20, chapter 1: sections 16-20-1-21.5 (SEA 5 of 2021), 16-20-1-22, 16-20-1-24 (epidemic control), 16-20-1-25 (unlawful conditions; abatement; enforcement), 16-20-1-26 (enforcement in circuit or superior court), 16-20-1-28Local Health Departments: epidemic-control powers, the duty of every person not to maintain disease-transmitting conditions, and enforcement	Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition)	IndianaState	May 10, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-008	StatuteOffense 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)	MarylandState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-007	26 M.R.S. sec. 42 (powers and duties of the Bureau; the director 'shall cause to be enforced... all laws established for the protection of health, lives and limbs of operators in workshops and factories, on railroads and in other places'), sec. 44 (right of access; records), sec. 45 (citations for violation of sec. 561-A or Board rules), sec. 46 (civil penalties), sec. 49 (imminent danger; Superior Court restraint), sec. 50 (inspections on employee complaint)Title 26, Chapter 3: Bureau of Labor (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20, 2025)	Maine Legislature (26 M.R.S. chapter 3, Bureau of Labor Standards, Department of Labor)	MaineState	Oct. 20, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-015	Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1601 (SB 65 sec. 1)Definitions ('public health guidance'; 'person'; 'premises'; 'personal protective equipment')	Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021	MontanaState	Feb. 10, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-014	NCDOL Safety and Health Topic page, 'COVID-19' (labor.nc.gov/coronavirus): Hazard Overview, Solutions, Regulations ('Which standards apply?'), Learn MoreCOVID-19 (Coronavirus): the standards the OSH Division has adopted that apply to occupational exposure to COVID-19, including the General…	North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division	North CarolinaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-005	NMSA 1978, Section 12-10A-19 (Enforcement; civil penalties)Public Health Emergency Response Act: civil administrative penalty of up to $5,000 for each violation, cumulative with all other remedies	Legislature of New Mexico (Public Health Emergency Response Act)	New MexicoState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-001	Statute (version effective September 29, 2013, Am. Sub. H.B. 59, 130th G.A.; the version in force when every Director's Order in States/OH was issued)Department of health - powers	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Title 37, Chapter 3701, Department of Health)	OhioState	Sept. 29, 2013	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-002	63 O.S. 1-504Quarantine (quarantine of exposed persons; isolation of infected persons; injunctive relief)	Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Public Health Code; administered by local health officers under the State Board of Health's rules)	OklahomaState	Nov. 1, 2008	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-017	Tex. Health & Safety Code § 341.091Criminal Penalty	Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 341, Subchapter F, Enforcement)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1989	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-UT-001	Utah Code section 26-1-30Powers and duties of department	Utah Legislature (Utah Code Title 26, Utah Health Code, Chapter 1, Department of Health Organization; version effective May 14, 2019)	UtahState	May 14, 2019	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WA-015	WAC 246-215-08455 (Washington Retail Food Code)Imminent health hazard—Ceasing operations and reporting (FDA Food Code 8-404.11)	Washington State Board of Health	WashingtonState	Oct. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-004	Wyo. 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)	WyomingState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-052	Proclamation 21-14, COVID-19 Vaccination RequirementProclamation 21-14: COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement (state agency workers; health care providers)	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Aug. 9, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-080	Executive Order 2021-20 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 87)Statewide indoor face covering requirement from August 30, 2021; vaccination or weekly testing for Health Care Workers, School Personnel and…	Governor JB Pritzker	IllinoisState	Aug. 26, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. IN-001	Executive Order 20-02Declaration of Public Health Emergency for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak	Governor Eric J. Holcomb	IndianaState	Mar. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. IN-019	Executive Order 20-21Additional Directives to Manage Indiana's Health Care Response During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, to Implement the CARES Act and…	Governor Eric J. Holcomb	IndianaState	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. MA-058	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding non-essential elective invasive procedures (hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers)Order postponing non-essential elective invasive procedures	Commissioner of Public Health	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-042	Temporary Emergency Rule I, MAR Notice No. 37-960 (Notice of Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule)In the matter of the adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule I to allow students and/or their parents or guardians the ability to opt-out of…	Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services	MontanaState	Aug. 31, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. NC-041	Executive Order No. 139Meeting North Carolina's Health and Human Services Needs (public health, Medicaid, child care and licensing provisions)	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	May 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Schools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ND-082	House Bill 1465 (2021), an emergency measureState entities and their subdivisions may not require vaccination documentation for access to State property, funds or services, may not…	Sixty-seventh Legislative Assembly (House Bill 1465); signed by Governor Burgum	North DakotaState	May 7, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read

Legislature of Alabama (SB 30, 2021 Regular Session, by Senator Orr); approved by Governor Ivey February 12, 2021, Act 2021-4 (SB 30, Enrolled), the Alabama COVID Immunity Act, codified at Ala. Code § 6-5-790 et seq. (Feb. 12, 2021) (Ex. DUT-AL-015)
California Department of Public Health and Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), under the State Public Health Officer orders of May 7, 2020 (CA-015 paragraph 2, 'necessary modifications') and Aug. 28, 2020 (CA-017 paragraphs 1 and 8), COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Retail (July 29, 2020 version), covid19.ca.gov (Ex. DUT-CA-014)
Colorado Senate (Seventy-third General Assembly, First Regular Session); prime sponsors Sen. Woodward, Reps. Bird, Bradfield and Larson, Senate Bill 21-080, Protections for Entities During COVID-19 (introduced; not enacted) (Feb. 16, 2021) (Ex. DUT-CO-020)
General Assembly of Georgia (Title 31, Chapter 2A, Department of Public Health; enacted 2011 on the creation of the Department, carrying forward Code 1933, section 88-108), O.C.G.A. section 31-2A-4 (standing) (Ex. DUT-GA-003)
Department of Health, Sanitation Branch (Food Safety Branch), Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 11, chapter 50, Food Safety Code, in particular §§ 11-50-11 (Prevention of foodborne disease transmission by employees), 11-50-20 (Supervision) and 11-50-21 (Employee health) (standing) (Ex. DUT-HI-013)
Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition), Ind. Code Title 16, Article 20, chapter 1: sections 16-20-1-21.5 (SEA 5 of 2021), 16-20-1-22, 16-20-1-24 (epidemic control), 16-20-1-25 (unlawful conditions; abatement; enforcement), 16-20-1-26 (enforcement in circuit or superior court), 16-20-1-28 (standing) (Ex. DUT-IN-003)
Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-008)
Maine Legislature (26 M.R.S. chapter 3, Bureau of Labor Standards, Department of Labor), 26 M.R.S. sec. 42 (powers and duties of the Bureau; the director 'shall cause to be enforced... all laws established for the protection of health, lives and limbs of operators in workshops and factories, on railroads and in other places'), sec. 44 (right of access; records), sec. 45 (citations for violation of sec. 561-A or Board rules), sec. 46 (civil penalties), sec. 49 (imminent danger; Superior Court restraint), sec. 50 (inspections on employee complaint) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-007)
Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021, Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1601 (SB 65 sec. 1) (Feb. 10, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MT-015)
North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division, NCDOL Safety and Health Topic page, 'COVID-19' (labor.nc.gov/coronavirus): Hazard Overview, Solutions, Regulations ('Which standards apply?'), Learn More (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-014)
Legislature of New Mexico (Public Health Emergency Response Act), NMSA 1978, Section 12-10A-19 (Enforcement; civil penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NM-005)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Title 37, Chapter 3701, Department of Health), Statute (version effective September 29, 2013, Am. Sub. H.B. 59, 130th G.A.; the version in force when every Director's Order in States/OH was issued) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-001)
Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Public Health Code; administered by local health officers under the State Board of Health's rules), 63 O.S. 1-504 (standing) (Ex. DUT-OK-002)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 341, Subchapter F, Enforcement), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 341.091 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-017)
Utah Legislature (Utah Code Title 26, Utah Health Code, Chapter 1, Department of Health Organization; version effective May 14, 2019), Utah Code section 26-1-30 (standing) (Ex. DUT-UT-001)
Washington State Board of Health, WAC 246-215-08455 (Washington Retail Food Code) (standing) (Ex. DUT-WA-015)
Wyoming Legislature (Wyo. Stat. Title 35, ch. 4, art. 1), Wyo. Stat. Ann. 35-4-101 to 35-4-105 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WY-004)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 21-14, COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement (Aug. 9, 2021) (Ex. ECO-B-052)
Governor JB Pritzker, Executive Order 2021-20 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 87) (Aug. 26, 2021) (Ex. ECO-B-080)
Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Executive Order 20-02 (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. IN-001)
Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Executive Order 20-21 (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. IN-019)
Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding non-essential elective invasive procedures (hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MA-058)
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Temporary Emergency Rule I, MAR Notice No. 37-960 (Notice of Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule) (Aug. 31, 2021) (Ex. MT-042)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 139 (May 12, 2020) (Ex. NC-041)
Sixty-seventh Legislative Assembly (House Bill 1465); signed by Governor Burgum, House Bill 1465 (2021), an emergency measure (May 7, 2021) (Ex. ND-082)

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