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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-ME-001	22 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties)Title 22, Chapter 250: Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated January 5, 2026)	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-004	NMSA 1978, Sections 12-10A-5 (Declaring a state of public health emergency) and 12-10A-6 (Special powers during a public health emergency)Public Health Emergency Response Act: the Governor's declaration, the Secretary of Health's coordination of the response, and the special…	Legislature of New Mexico (Public Health Emergency Response Act)	New MexicoState	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersSupply chainStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-009	K.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)	KansasState	June 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. VA-002	Order of the Governor and State Health Commissioner, Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Order of Public Health Emergency One (Mar. 17, 2020), as amended Mar. 20, 2020Amended Order of the Governor and State Health Commissioner Declaration of Public Health Emergency	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-001	Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-131 to 19a-131i (public health emergency response authority: declaration, quarantine and isolation orders, enforcement, penalty), with §§ 19a-2a (Commissioner's powers) and 19a-36(a)(4) (Public Health Code penalty)Chapter 368a, Department of Public Health: Public health emergency response authority	Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 368a, Department of Public Health)	ConnecticutState	July 9, 2003	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-008	DSHS 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 people	Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS); Commissioner John Hellerstedt, M.D.	TexasState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeGathering capWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-001	La. R.S. 40:4 (Sanitary Code)Sanitary Code: the state health officer shall prepare, promulgate and enforce the Sanitary Code, which shall provide for and require control…	Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes)	LouisianaState	Jan. 1, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-002	N.Y. Public Health Law § 12-b (wilful violation of health laws)Wilful violation of health laws	New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 1, title 2)	New YorkState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AK-024	November 16th Disaster Declaration Fact Sheet (Cross-Walk: Original Health Mandates to New Outbreak Health Orders)Fact sheet crosswalking Health Mandates 001-018 to the Outbreak Health Orders	Office of the Governor	AlaskaState	Nov. 15, 2020	2020 Q4	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VT-008	18 V.S.A. sec. 602a (Duties of local health officers)Duties of local health officers	Vermont General Assembly (Title 18, chapter 11, Local Health Officials)	VermontState	July 1, 2022	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. NM-036	Public Health Emergency Order of October 22, 2020 (retail 10 p.m. closing; rapid-response closures; certified-only indoor dining; State museums closed)Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…	Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez	New MexicoState	Oct. 22, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-017	La. R.S. 29:761 (Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act; purposes)Legislative findings and purposes of the Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act: 'the government must do all that is reasonable and necessary…	Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes)	LouisianaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-001	N.Y. Public Health Law § 12 (violations of health laws or regulations; penalties and injunctions)Violations of health laws or regulations; penalties and injunctions	New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 1, title 2)	New YorkState	Apr. 1, 2029	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SD-004	Order Declaring Public Health Emergency 2020-01Order Declaring Public Health Emergency (Minnehaha County), April 10, 2020	Kim Malsam-Rysdon, Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Health, with the consent and authorization of Governor Kristi Noem	Minnehaha County, South Dakota (declared by the State Secretary of Health)State	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyEmergency declarationQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. NM-039	Public Health Emergency Order of November 13, 2020 (the two-week 'reset')Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…	Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez	New MexicoState	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q4	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. NM-041	Public Health Emergency Order of November 30, 2020 establishing the Red-Yellow-Green county-by-county frameworkPublic Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…	Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez	New MexicoState	Nov. 30, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-008	La. R.S. 29:769 (special powers during a state of public health emergency; control of property)Special powers during a state of public health emergency: the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, in…	Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes)	LouisianaState	July 1, 2022	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureSupply chainStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. NM-054	Public Health Emergency Order of April 28, 2021 (Red-Yellow-Green-Turquoise framework with vaccination metric)Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…	Secretary of Health Tracie C. Collins, M.D.	New MexicoState	Apr. 28, 2021	2021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. NM-056	Public Health Emergency Order of May 14, 2021 (fully vaccinated persons relieved of the mask requirement except where CDC recommends)Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…	Secretary of Health Tracie C. Collins, M.D.	New MexicoState	May 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. NM-057	Public Health Emergency Order of June 2, 2021 (county framework through June 30, 2021)Public Health Emergency Order Clarifying that Current Guidance Documents, Advisories, and Emergency Public Health Orders Remain in Effect…	Secretary of Health Tracie C. Collins, M.D.	New MexicoState	June 2, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DE-007	Declaration of a Public Health Emergency for the State of DelawareDeclaration of a Public Health Emergency (Public Health Authority designated; medical-supply and bed-capacity assessments; Medicaid…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MT-073	Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116, Powers and duties of local boards of health, as amended in 2021 (HB 121: governing-body control of emergency health orders; HB 257: local rules may not compel businesses to deny customer access)Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116. Powers and duties of local boards of health (MCA 2025 text with 2021 amendments)	Montana Legislature (67th): HB 121 (approved Apr. 16, 2021) and HB 257 (approved May 7, 2021 after an amendatory veto); codified at Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116(4)-(9) (amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 324, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 408, L. 2021)	MontanaState	May 7, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Events and venuesVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. CA-017	State Public Health Officer Order of August 28, 2020 (Blueprint for a Safer Economy)Statewide Public Health Officer Order, August 28, 2020: California's Plan for Reducing COVID-19 and Adjusting Permitted Sector Activities to…	Acting State Public Health Officer Erica S. Pan	CaliforniaState	Aug. 28, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-001	N.D.C.C. 23-01-03, 23-01-04, 23-01-05Powers and duties of the health council; effect of rules and regulations; health officer - duties, including written orders relating to…	Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the State Department of Health, since 2022 the Department of Health and Human Services)	North DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. FL-003	Declaration of Public Health EmergencyDeclaration of Public Health Emergency (COVID-19)	State Surgeon General and State Health Officer Scott A. Rivkees, M.D.	FloridaState	Mar. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read

Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention), 22 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-001)
Legislature of New Mexico (Public Health Emergency Response Act), NMSA 1978, Sections 12-10A-5 (Declaring a state of public health emergency) and 12-10A-6 (Special powers during a public health emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NM-004)
Kansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes), K.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) (standing) (Ex. DUT-KS-009)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Order of the Governor and State Health Commissioner, Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Order of Public Health Emergency One (Mar. 17, 2020), as amended Mar. 20, 2020 (Ex. VA-002)
Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 368a, Department of Public Health), Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-131 to 19a-131i (public health emergency response authority: declaration, quarantine and isolation orders, enforcement, penalty), with §§ 19a-2a (Commissioner's powers) and 19a-36(a)(4) (Public Health Code penalty) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CT-001)
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS); Commissioner John Hellerstedt, M.D, DSHS News Release, 'Texas Health Commissioner Declares Public Health Disaster' (March 19, 2020) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. DUT-TX-008)
Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes), La. R.S. 40:4 (Sanitary Code) (standing) (Ex. DUT-LA-001)
New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 1, title 2), N.Y. Public Health Law § 12-b (wilful violation of health laws) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NY-002)
Office of the Governor, November 16th Disaster Declaration Fact Sheet (Cross-Walk: Original Health Mandates to New Outbreak Health Orders) (Nov. 15, 2020) (Ex. AK-024)
Vermont General Assembly (Title 18, chapter 11, Local Health Officials), 18 V.S.A. sec. 602a (Duties of local health officers) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VT-008)
Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez, Public Health Emergency Order of October 22, 2020 (retail 10 p.m. closing; rapid-response closures; certified-only indoor dining; State museums closed) (Oct. 22, 2020) (Ex. NM-036)
Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes), La. R.S. 29:761 (Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act; purposes) (standing) (Ex. DUT-LA-017)
New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 1, title 2), N.Y. Public Health Law § 12 (violations of health laws or regulations; penalties and injunctions) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NY-001)
Kim Malsam-Rysdon, Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Health, with the consent and authorization of Governor Kristi Noem, Order Declaring Public Health Emergency 2020-01 (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. DUT-SD-004)
Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez, Public Health Emergency Order of November 13, 2020 (the two-week 'reset') (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. NM-039)
Acting Secretary of Health Billy J. Jimenez, Public Health Emergency Order of November 30, 2020 establishing the Red-Yellow-Green county-by-county framework (Nov. 30, 2020) (Ex. NM-041)
Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes), La. R.S. 29:769 (special powers during a state of public health emergency; control of property) (standing) (Ex. DUT-LA-008)
Secretary of Health Tracie C. Collins, M.D, Public Health Emergency Order of April 28, 2021 (Red-Yellow-Green-Turquoise framework with vaccination metric) (Apr. 28, 2021) (Ex. NM-054)
Secretary of Health Tracie C. Collins, M.D, Public Health Emergency Order of May 14, 2021 (fully vaccinated persons relieved of the mask requirement except where CDC recommends) (Ex. NM-056)
Secretary of Health Tracie C. Collins, M.D, Public Health Emergency Order of June 2, 2021 (county framework through June 30, 2021) (Ex. NM-057)
Governor John C. Carney, Declaration of a Public Health Emergency for the State of Delaware (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. DE-007)
Montana Legislature (67th): HB 121 (approved Apr. 16, 2021) and HB 257 (approved May 7, 2021 after an amendatory veto); codified at Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116(4)-(9) (amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 324, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 408, L. 2021), Mont. Code Ann. 50-2-116, Powers and duties of local boards of health, as amended in 2021 (HB 121: governing-body control of emergency health orders; HB 257: local rules may not compel businesses to deny customer access) (May 7, 2021) (Ex. MT-073)
Acting State Public Health Officer Erica S. Pan, State Public Health Officer Order of August 28, 2020 (Blueprint for a Safer Economy) (Aug. 28, 2020) (Ex. CA-017)
Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the State Department of Health, since 2022 the Department of Health and Human Services), N.D.C.C. 23-01-03, 23-01-04, 23-01-05 (standing) (Ex. DUT-ND-001)
State Surgeon General and State Health Officer Scott A. Rivkees, M.D, Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Mar. 1, 2020) (Ex. FL-003)

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