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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-OR-001	Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990)ORS 433.004, 433.006, 433.010, 433.121, 433.128, 433.131, 433.138, 433.142, 433.156, 433.441, 433.442, 433.443, 433.452 and 433.990…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-003	12VAC5-90, Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control (full chapter), including 12VAC5-90-80 (Lists of diseases that shall be reported), 12VAC5-90-90 (Those required to report), 12VAC5-90-100 (Methods), 12VAC5-90-103 (Isolation for communicable disease of public health threat) and 12VAC5-90-107 (Quarantine)Virginia Administrative Code, Title 12, Agency 5, Chapter 90, Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control	State Board of Health (Virginia Department of Health)	VirginiaState	July 1, 1993	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-002	Va. 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)	VirginiaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NJ-002	N.J.S.A. 26:4-2, Powers of State department and local board (communicable disease control)Powers of State department and local board	New Jersey Legislature (R.S. 1937; amended L.2005, c.222, s.31; L.2012, c.17, s.337)	New JerseyState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. WV-004	Executive Order 4-20Unemployment benefits for persons separated or prevented from working by COVID-19 or communicable disease control measures; WorkForce West…	Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. ND-061	State Health Officer Order 2020-08 (cross-reference to the existing library exhibit; re-issued and extended to Jan. 18, 2021 by Order 2020-08.1, Ex. ND-066)Order relating to disease control measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19: face coverings required in indoor businesses and indoor public…	State Health Officer Dirk Wilke, J.D., M.B.A., North Dakota Department of Health	North DakotaState	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-012	Va. Code Title 35.1, Chapter 1 (sections 35.1-1 to 35.1-10), including section 35.1-7 (Penalties, injunctions, civil penalties and charges for violations) and section 35.1-10 (Measures to prevent transmission of disease)Code of Virginia, Title 35.1, Chapter 1, General Provisions (full chapter text)	General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 35.1, Hotels, Restaurants, Summer Camps, and Campgrounds, Chapter 1, General Provisions)	VirginiaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-020	A Guide to Safely Reopening Larger Retail Stores (issued May 11, 2020)A Guide to Safely Reopening Larger Retail Stores: policies, access control, distancing plan under the DHHR two-per-1,000-square-feet limit…	Office of Governor Jim Justice ('West Virginia Strong -- The Comeback')	West VirginiaState	May 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. NE-099	Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-502Communicable diseases; Department of Health and Human Services; powers and duties	Nebraska Legislature	NebraskaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. KY-040	2021 House Bill 1, Acts ch. 3 (2021 Ky. Acts 14)An Act relating to reopening the economy in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in response to the state of emergency declared by the Governor of…	Kentucky General Assembly (2021 Regular Session), enacted over the Governor's veto	KentuckyState	Feb. 2, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. VA-043	Chapter 456, 2021 Special Session I (SB 1303)An Act to require each school board to offer in-person instruction to students enrolled in the local school division	General Assembly of Virginia (2021 Special Session I), approved by Governor Northam	VirginiaState	Mar. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-006	K.S.A. 65-129, Penalty for disobeying the secretary's rules and regulations or breaking quarantine65-129. Penalties for violations	Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)	KansasState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-RI-020	Phase II: General Business/Organization GuidelinesPhase II: General Business/Organization Guidelines (Reopening RI)	State of Rhode Island, Reopening RI (with the Rhode Island Department of Health and the Department of Business Regulation)	Rhode IslandState	May 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-053	P.L. 2021, c. 103An Act concerning emergency health powers and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes (expiration and continuation of COVID-19…	New Jersey Legislature (Assembly Bill No. 5820); approved by Governor Philip D. Murphy	New JerseyState	June 4, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-011	Executive Order D 2020 016Temporarily Suspending Certain Regulatory Statutes Concerning Criminal Justice Due to the Presence of COVID-19 (suspension of the Department…	Governor Jared Polis	Colorado (Governor; Department of Corrections; Department of Public Safety; community corrections); State levelState	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-016	CDCR/CCHCS memorandum, 'Clarification of Ongoing COVID-19 Protocols in Correctional Facilities' (June 15, 2021; archived June 23, 2021)No change to CDCR's directive on protective equipment upon the State's June 15, 2021 reopening: masks continue to be required in…	CDCR and CCHCS (Secretary Kathleen Allison)	California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and CCHCS; State levelState	June 15, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-027	State University System Extends Remote Learning (directive of March 17, 2020)Directive to all twelve State universities: remote instruction through the end of the spring 2020 semester; students who can return home to…	Board of Governors, State University System of Florida (Chancellor Marshall Criser III)	State University System of Florida, Board of Governors (twelve public universities); State levelState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-012	CTtransit 'Updated Information Regarding Face Coverings,' Feb. 11, 2021: the CDC Order of Jan. 29, 2021 requires masks covering mouth and nose when awaiting, boarding, traveling on or disembarking public transportation and on the premises of transportation hubs; EO 7NNN referencedUpdated Information Regarding Face Coverings - System-wide (CDC Order of January 29, 2021)	CTtransit (Connecticut Department of Transportation)	Connecticut (CTtransit divisions)State	Feb. 11, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-013	NJ TRANSIT 'COVID-19: How We're Protecting You' page (undated; captured about May 6, 2020): customers 'still using the system for ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLY' urged to wear a face covering; disinfection every 24 hours; FAQ on service plan, ridership decline and monthly-pass refunds for customers working from homeCOVID-19: How We're Protecting You - A Message from NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kevin S. Corbett	New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT), President and CEO Kevin S. Corbett	New Jersey (statewide; service into New York and Philadelphia)State	May 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-054	NCDOT release, Sept. 2, 2021: five Hatteras-route employees positive and isolating for at least 14 days; Hatteras-Ocracoke round trips reduced from 60 to 44 from Sept. 3, 2021 until normal schedules can safely resume; Currituck-Knotts Island suspended Sept. 4-6, 2021; employees and passengers required to wear face coverings inside vessels and terminal facilities regardless of vaccination status per CDC and TSA requirementsNCDOT Reports Five Positive COVID-19 Tests Among Hatteras Ferry Staff	North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division	North Carolina (Hatteras-Ocracoke route; Currituck-Knotts Island route)State	Sept. 2, 2021	2021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AZ-017	Executive Order 2020-34Building on COVID-19 Successes: Resuming additional business operations for barbers, cosmetologists and dine-in restaurants	Governor Douglas A. Ducey	ArizonaState	May 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-019	Guidelines for Safeguarding All Businesses (ADPH, 5/2020)Guidelines for Safeguarding All Businesses	Alabama Department of Public Health (posted with the Safer at Home Order of April 28, 2020)	AlabamaState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AZ-013	Requirements document issued under executive orderRequirements for Businesses: Pursuant to Executive Order 2020-40 Containing the Spread of COVID-19	Office of Governor Douglas A. Ducey with the Arizona Department of Health Services	ArizonaState	June 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating 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-WV-018	A Guide to Safely Opening Restaurants and Bars (issued May 19, 2020)A Guide to Safely Opening Restaurants and Bars: 50 percent indoor seating; six-foot spacing; bar service; screening; face coverings…	Office of Governor Jim Justice ('West Virginia Strong -- The Comeback')	West VirginiaState	May 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyGathering capWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOther	Primary source read

Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-001)
State Board of Health (Virginia Department of Health), 12VAC5-90, Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control (full chapter), including 12VAC5-90-80 (Lists of diseases that shall be reported), 12VAC5-90-90 (Those required to report), 12VAC5-90-100 (Methods), 12VAC5-90-103 (Isolation for communicable disease of public health threat) and 12VAC5-90-107 (Quarantine) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VA-003)
General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 32.1, Chapter 2, Disease Prevention and Control), Va. 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) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VA-002)
New Jersey Legislature (R.S. 1937; amended L.2005, c.222, s.31; L.2012, c.17, s.337), N.J.S.A. 26:4-2, Powers of State department and local board (communicable disease control) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NJ-002)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 4-20 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. WV-004)
State Health Officer Dirk Wilke, J.D., M.B.A., North Dakota Department of Health, State Health Officer Order 2020-08 (cross-reference to the existing library exhibit; re-issued and extended to Jan. 18, 2021 by Order 2020-08.1, Ex. ND-066) (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. ND-061)
General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 35.1, Hotels, Restaurants, Summer Camps, and Campgrounds, Chapter 1, General Provisions), Va. Code Title 35.1, Chapter 1 (sections 35.1-1 to 35.1-10), including section 35.1-7 (Penalties, injunctions, civil penalties and charges for violations) and section 35.1-10 (Measures to prevent transmission of disease) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VA-012)
Office of Governor Jim Justice ('West Virginia Strong -- The Comeback'), A Guide to Safely Reopening Larger Retail Stores (issued May 11, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WV-020)
Nebraska Legislature, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-502 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. NE-099)
Kentucky General Assembly (2021 Regular Session), enacted over the Governor's veto, 2021 House Bill 1, Acts ch. 3 (2021 Ky. Acts 14) (Feb. 2, 2021) (Ex. KY-040)
General Assembly of Virginia (2021 Special Session I), approved by Governor Northam, Chapter 456, 2021 Special Session I (SB 1303) (Mar. 30, 2021) (Ex. VA-043)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.S.A. 65-129, Penalty for disobeying the secretary's rules and regulations or breaking quarantine (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-006)
State of Rhode Island, Reopening RI (with the Rhode Island Department of Health and the Department of Business Regulation), Phase II: General Business/Organization Guidelines (May 28, 2020) (Ex. DUT-RI-020)
New Jersey Legislature (Assembly Bill No. 5820); approved by Governor Philip D. Murphy, P.L. 2021, c. 103 (June 4, 2021) (Ex. NJ-053)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 016 (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-011)
CDCR and CCHCS (Secretary Kathleen Allison), CDCR/CCHCS memorandum, 'Clarification of Ongoing COVID-19 Protocols in Correctional Facilities' (June 15, 2021; archived June 23, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-016)
Board of Governors, State University System of Florida (Chancellor Marshall Criser III), State University System Extends Remote Learning (directive of March 17, 2020) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-027)
CTtransit (Connecticut Department of Transportation), CTtransit 'Updated Information Regarding Face Coverings,' Feb. 11, 2021: the CDC Order of Jan. 29, 2021 requires masks covering mouth and nose when awaiting, boarding, traveling on or disembarking public transportation and on the premises of transportation hubs; EO 7NNN referenced (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-012)
New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT), President and CEO Kevin S. Corbett, NJ TRANSIT 'COVID-19: How We're Protecting You' page (undated; captured about May 6, 2020): customers 'still using the system for ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ONLY' urged to wear a face covering; disinfection every 24 hours; FAQ on service plan, ridership decline and monthly-pass refunds for customers working from home (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-013)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division, NCDOT release, Sept. 2, 2021: five Hatteras-route employees positive and isolating for at least 14 days; Hatteras-Ocracoke round trips reduced from 60 to 44 from Sept. 3, 2021 until normal schedules can safely resume; Currituck-Knotts Island suspended Sept. 4-6, 2021; employees and passengers required to wear face coverings inside vessels and terminal facilities regardless of vaccination status per CDC and TSA requirements (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-054)
Governor Douglas A. Ducey, Executive Order 2020-34 (May 4, 2020) (Ex. AZ-017)
Alabama Department of Public Health (posted with the Safer at Home Order of April 28, 2020), Guidelines for Safeguarding All Businesses (ADPH, 5/2020) (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AL-019)
Office of Governor Douglas A. Ducey with the Arizona Department of Health Services, Requirements document issued under executive order (June 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AZ-013)
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)
Office of Governor Jim Justice ('West Virginia Strong -- The Comeback'), A Guide to Safely Opening Restaurants and Bars (issued May 19, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WV-018)

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