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Ex. DUT-MI-010MCL 30.405, Powers of governor upon declaration of state of disaster or emergency; willful disobedience a misdemeanorEmergency Management Act sec. 5: control of ingress, egress and 'the occupancy of premises'; misdemeanor for willful disobedience of a…Michigan Legislature (Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390)MichiganStateDec. 30, 19762020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-011Tex. Gov't Code §§ 418.018(c) and 418.108(g)Movement of People; Declaration of Local Disaster (control of movement of persons and occupancy of premises)Texas Legislature (Government Code ch. 418)TexasStateSept. 1, 19872020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-007Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Reportable Diseases (effective January 1, 2019)Arkansas State Board of Health Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Reportable Diseases, effective January 1, 2019 (as reproduced, with the…Arkansas State Board of Health / Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateJan. 1, 20192020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-008Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-829.40 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-100; not re-saved)Emergency Management Act; Governor; powers and dutiesNebraska LegislatureNebraskaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. RI-002Executive Order 20-03Supplemental Emergency Declaration (quarantine of international arrivals)Governor Gina M. RaimondoRhode IslandStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-00437-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended)Title 37-B, Chapter 13: Maine Emergency Management Agency (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20, 2025)Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers)MaineStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-008W. 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 VirginiaStateFeb. 23, 20232020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. NC-039Executive Order No. 119Facilitating Critical Motor Vehicle Operations and Delegating Authority to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to…Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineSchools and child careCourts and public officesSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-010Second Supplementary Proclamation (Mar. 21, 2020) as described in the HDOT release of Mar. 21, 2020Mandatory 14-day self-quarantine for all individuals arriving or returning to the State of HawaiiGovernor David Y. Ige (release by the Hawaii Department of Transportation)HawaiiStateMar. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. HI-003Second Supplementary Proclamation and Rules Relating to COVID-19Second Supplementary Proclamation implementing a mandatory self-quarantine for all persons entering the StateGovernor David Y. IgeHawaiiStateMar. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-06-021Second Supplementary Proclamation (with Rules Relating to COVID-19)Second Supplementary Proclamation: mandatory self-quarantine of all persons entering the StateGovernor David Y. IgeHawaiiStateMar. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-019WSDOT news release, Mar. 20, 2020: resumption of Anacortes-Sidney, B.C. international ferry service pushed back from Mar. 29 to at least Apr. 26, 2020 'as a result of the recent closure of the Canadian border'Start of state ferry service to Canada suspended until April 26 due to COVID-19 situationWashington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF)Washington (Anacortes - Friday Harbor - Sidney, British Columbia route)StateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-010W. Va. Code § 61-5-17Obstructing officer; fleeing from officer; making false statements to officer; interfering with emergency communications; penalties…West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)West VirginiaStateMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. KY-013Executive Order 2020-266State of Emergency: travel by residents of other states into Kentucky restricted with 14-day quarantine; reemployment of retired state…Governor Andy BeshearKentuckyStateApr. 2, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-002MDOT MTA 'Coronavirus Updates' notice, last updated Apr. 16, 2020 12:15 p.m.: face coverings REQUIRED on all MDOT MTA services from Apr. 18, 2020 7:00 a.m.; 'essential travel only'; Express BusLink routes suspended Apr. 6; local bus on Saturday schedules from Apr. 14; further MARC and Commuter Bus reductions from Apr. 13Coronavirus Updates - Face coverings required effective April 18, 2020 at 7:00 a.m.; service reductionsMaryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA)MarylandStateApr. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-057MBTA face-covering requirement effective May 6, 2020 (Executive Order for face coverings takes effect)Executive Order for Face Coverings Takes Effect Wednesday, May 6Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (implementing the Governor's Order No. 31)StateMay 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. DUT-UT-009Utah Code section 53-2a-204Authority of governor -- Federal assistance -- Fraud or willful misstatement in application for financial assistance -- PenaltyUtah Legislature (Utah Code Title 53, Chapter 2a, Part 2; version effective June 25, 2020)UtahStateJune 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-023WSDOT news release, Aug. 20, 2020: two-boat weekend service restored Aug. 22 on Edmonds/Kingston and Mukilteo/Clinton after operating one boat short since June 20 'due to a lack of crewmembers needed to meet U.S. Coast Guard safety requirements'; more than 100 high-risk employees unavailable since late March; new hires unable to undergo mandatory face-to-face training until June; face covering required in compliance with the state's health order; WSF 'will enforce reduced occupancy on sailings for walk-on passengers'Service to be restored to near pre-pandemic levels on some state ferry routes (Changes set to begin August 22)Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF)Washington (Edmonds/Kingston, Mukilteo/Clinton, Seattle/Bainbridge routes; system-wide precautions)StateAug. 20, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. WV-047Executive Order 70-20Gathering limit reduced from 25 to 10 and travel sports prohibited in Red, Orange and Gold countiesGovernor Jim JusticeWest Virginia (Red, Orange and Gold counties)StateSept. 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-011Fourteenth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency (Safe Travels pre-travel testing); Seventeenth Proclamation (10-day quarantine); Emergency Proclamation of July 8, 2021 (vaccination exception)Safe Travels Hawaii: negative pre-travel test within 72 hours or quarantineGovernor David Y. IgeHawaiiStateOct. 14, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-004MDOT MTA 'Coronavirus Updates' notice, last updated Sept. 30, 2020 2:15 p.m.: face coverings required (Order 20-07-29-01); Fall 2020 Service Modifications effective Nov. 2, 2020 reinstating earlier COVID-19 reductions on MARC and Commuter Bus; Express BusLink and LocalLink 38 and 92 remain suspended; Transit Store reopened Aug. 31, 2020 with temperature checks and a seven-customer limitCoronavirus Updates - Fall 2020 Service Modifications (MARC and Commuter Bus reductions from Monday, November 2)Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA)MarylandStateSept. 30, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. HI-016Fifteenth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 EmergencyFifteenth Proclamation (Statewide Face Covering Requirement, Exhibit J; emergency through Dec. 31, 2020)Governor David Y. IgeHawaiiStateNov. 16, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-005Iowa Code ch. 29C (2021), including § 29C.6 (Proclamation of disaster emergency by governor) and § 29C.18 (Enforcement duties)Iowa Code 2021, Chapter 29C - Emergency Management and SecurityIowa General AssemblyIowaStateJan. 1, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-003K.S.A. 65-126, Quarantine of area by secretary when local authorities neglect to act65-126. Quarantine of areas by secretary, whenKansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)KansasStateJan. 1, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-012CTtransit '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)StateFeb. 11, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read