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Ex. DC-005Mayor's Order 2020-053Closure of Non-Essential Businesses and Prohibition on Large Gatherings During Public Health Emergency for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus…Mayor Muriel BowserDistrict of ColumbiaStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DC-015Mayor's Order 2020-127Extension of the Public Emergency and Public Health Emergency and Implementation of a Holiday Pause on Various Activities to Flatten the…Mayor Muriel BowserDistrict of ColumbiaStateDec. 18, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. DC-016Mayor's Order 2021-038Extension of the Public Emergency and Public Health Emergency and Modified Measures in Phase Two of Washington, DC ReopeningMayor Muriel BowserDistrict of ColumbiaStateMar. 17, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DC-020Mayor's Order 2021-004Extension of Paused Activities and Clarification of Duration of Public Emergency and Public Health EmergencyMayor Muriel BowserDistrict of ColumbiaStateJan. 11, 20212021 Q1Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitPrimary source read
Ex. DC-021Mayor's Order 2021-096End of Public Health Emergency and Extension of Public EmergencyMayor Muriel BowserDistrict of ColumbiaStateJuly 24, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. DE-011Eighth Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyEighth Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Emergency Childcare Sites; closure of other child care; screening and…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-001Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-110, Study and prevention of diseasesArk. Code Ann. 20-7-110. Study and prevention of diseases (State Board of Health: general supervision and control; direction and control of…General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1895, No. 152; Acts 1913, No. 96, sec. 5)ArkansasStateMar. 19, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-004Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-113, NuisancesArk. Code Ann. 20-7-113. Nuisances (Governor may require the Board to examine nuisances affecting life and health, declare public nuisances…General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1881, No. 85, secs. 8-9)ArkansasStateMar. 28, 20242020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-FL-003Statute: Fla. Stat. § 381.0012 (2020)Enforcement authorityFlorida Legislature (codified statute); Department of HealthFloridaStateJuly 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-001O.C.G.A. section 31-12-4Isolation and segregation of diseased persons; quarantineGeneral Assembly of Georgia (Code 1933, section 88-1204, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, section 1; amended by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1386, section 9)GeorgiaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ID-005Idaho Code section 39-419 (text as in force 2020 through March 18, 2021)Violation of public health laws: misdemeanor; civil liability for expenseIdaho Legislature (Idaho Code tit. 39, ch. 4)IdahoStateJuly 1, 20002020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ID-012Idaho Code section 56-1008Criminal violation: penalty (public health laws and orders)Idaho Legislature (Idaho Code tit. 56, ch. 10)IdahoStateJuly 1, 20002020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-018COVID-19 Control Measures (Legal Authority: IC 16-41-2-1), version 'Updated 9.1.21' (the version in force when EO 21-24 issued Sept. 2, 2021; supersedes the July 19, 2021 version saved as Ex. IN-092)IDOH specific control measures for COVID-19: 24-hour reporting of every confirmed case; investigation; isolation of positive cases and…Indiana Department of Health (State Health Commissioner)IndianaStateSept. 1, 20212021 Q3Standing dutySchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
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. DUT-LA-010La. R.S. 23:13 (employers' duty as to safety)Employers' duty as to safety: 'Every employer shall furnish employment which shall be reasonably safe for the employees therein,' shall…Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes, Title 23, Labor and Worker's Compensation)LouisianaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-010105 CMR 300.210Procedures for Isolation and QuarantineDepartment of Public Health (regulation)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-019MOSH Fact Sheet (April 2020)COVID-19 Facemasks vs. Respirators: Understanding the DifferenceMaryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH), Division of Labor and Industry, Maryland Department of LaborMarylandState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary 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
Ex. DUT-MN-009Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025)Adoption of Federal Occupational Safety and Health Standards by Reference (29 C.F.R. parts 1904, 1910 and others, with the listed Federal…Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655MinnesotaStateOct. 30, 20252020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-010N.D.C.C. 42-01-01, 42-01-06, 42-01-07, 42-01-09, 42-01-13, 42-01-15Nuisance - definition; public nuisance - definition; public nuisance - remedies against; abatement by public officer; liability of…Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute)North DakotaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-012N.D. Admin. Code 33-33-04.1-01Adoption of the United States Food and Drug Administration 2017 Model Food Code by reference (with modifications)State Department of Health (rule adopted under N.D.C.C. ch. 23-09; administered by the Division of Food and Lodging and the local public health units)North DakotaStateJan. 1, 20182020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-002Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-502 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-099; not re-saved)Communicable diseases; Department of Health and Human Services; powers and dutiesNebraska LegislatureNebraskaStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-006NMSA 1978, Sections 12-10-4 (powers of the governor) and 12-10-10 (Enforcement of executive orders and rules)All Hazard Emergency Management Act: the Governor's power to issue orders and to take any action necessary to protect the public health…Legislature of New Mexico (All Hazard Emergency Management Act)New MexicoState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-014N.Y. Labor Law § 218-b (prevention of occupational exposure to an airborne infectious disease), codified text as amendedPrevention of occupational exposure to an airborne infectious diseaseNew York State Legislature (Labor Law, article 7; NY HERO Act, L. 2021, ch. 105, § 1, as amended by L. 2021, ch. 142); Commissioner of Labor in consultation with the Commissioner of HealthNew YorkStateMay 5, 20212021 Q3Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-006Statute (version effective February 12, 2004, Am. Sub. H.B. 6, 125th G.A.)Enforcement of rules and regulationsGeneral Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701)OhioStateFeb. 12, 20042020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read