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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-MA-012	St. 1950, c. 639 (the Civil Defense Act), ss. 1, 5, 7, 8, 8AAn Act to Provide for the Safety of the Commonwealth During the Existence of an Emergency Resulting from Disaster or from Hostile Action	General Court; approved by the Governor July 20, 1950 (emergency law)	MassachusettsState	July 20, 1950	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-018	Statute (Liquor Code, Act of Apr. 12, 1951, P.L. 90, No. 21, sec. 471)Liquor Code section 471, Revocation and Suspension of Licenses; Fines	General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 12, 1951	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-003	Statute (Emergency Management Services Code, Title 35, Part V, Chapter 73, sec. 7301)35 Pa.C.S. sec. 7301, General authority of Governor	General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 26, 1978	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-011	Tex. 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)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1987	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-015	64 C.S.R. 7, Reportable Diseases, Events and Conditions (legislative rule)Reportable Diseases, Events and Conditions: reporting duties; outbreak reporting; control measures; isolation, quarantine and placarding…	West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health (legislative rule authorized by the Legislature)	West VirginiaState	July 12, 2013	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ID-001	Idaho Code section 56-1003(7) (text as in force March 2020 through June 30, 2021)Powers and duties of the director: orders of isolation and quarantine; misdemeanor for violation	Idaho Legislature (Idaho Code tit. 56, ch. 10, Department of Health and Welfare)	IdahoState	July 1, 2016	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-006	C.R.S. § 24-33.5-704 (The governor and disaster emergencies - response - duties and limitations)The governor and disaster emergencies - response - duties and limitations	Colorado General Assembly (OLLS, Colorado Revised Statutes 2018)	ColoradoState	Oct. 1, 2018	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-015	Ind. Code Title 10, Article 14 (2020 edition): section 10-14-3-34 (Offenses) as in force from the recodification of 2003 through April 14, 2021, with sections 10-14-3-11, -12 and -22Emergency Management and Disaster Law, 2020 edition: the Class B misdemeanor for knowing, intentional or reckless violation, recited in…	Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2020 edition)	IndianaState	Apr. 14, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeCapacity limitStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-030	Memorandum to Work Release Staff, 'Operational Changes in Response to COVID-19' (Mar. 13, 2020)Work-release residents permitted to leave facilities only for approved education or programming and 'personal essential business' (hygiene…	Washington State Department of Corrections, Reentry Division (Senior Administrator)	Washington State Department of Corrections (Reentry Division; work release); State levelState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-005	S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-440Additional powers and duties of Governor during declared emergency	General Assembly of South Carolina	South CarolinaState	June 11, 2008	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-004	37-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)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-006	63 O.S. 683.9 (text effective Nov. 1, 2009 to June 30, 2025)Emergency Powers and Duties of Governor	Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003)	OklahomaState	Nov. 1, 2009	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capSupply chainStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. OH-004	Director's Order Limiting the Sale of Food and Beverages, Liquor, Beer and Wine to Carry-out and Delivery OnlyIn Re: Order Limiting the Sale of Food and Beverages, Liquor, Beer and Wine to Carry-out and Delivery Only	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. CT-004	Executive Order No. 7DProtection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Crowd Reduction and Social Distancing	Governor Ned Lamont	ConnecticutState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. DC-003	Mayor's Order 2020-048Prohibition on Mass Gatherings During Public Health Emergency - Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Mayor Muriel Bowser	District of ColumbiaState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. DE-002	First Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyFirst Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat (restaurants, taverns…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DE-070	Governor's release announcing the First Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyGovernor Carney Limits Restaurants to Take-Out and Delivery (restaurants, taverns and bars take-out and delivery only from 8:00 p.m. March…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-008	W. 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 VirginiaState	Feb. 23, 2023	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. IL-004	Executive Order 2020-07 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 5)Suspension of on-premises consumption at restaurants and bars; prohibition of gatherings of 50 or more; unemployment insurance waiting…	Governor JB Pritzker	IllinoisState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. IN-003	Executive Order 20-04Further Orders and Directives in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Epidemic	Governor Eric J. Holcomb	IndianaState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. KY-003	CHFS Order of March 16, 2020 (Food and Beverage Order)Order restricting food and beverage sales to carry-out, delivery and drive-thru	Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health (Acting Secretary Eric Friedlander; Commissioner Steven Stack) with the Public Protection Cabinet, Alcoholic Beverage Control	KentuckyState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MD-003	Order of the Governor (Mar. 16, 2020), Amending and Restating the Order of March 12, 2020, Prohibiting Large Gatherings and Events and Closing Senior Centers, and Additionally Closing Bars, Restaurants, Fitness Centers, and TheatersAmending and Restating the Order of March 12, 2020... Additionally Closing Bars, Restaurants, Fitness Centers, and Theaters	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	MarylandState	Mar. 16, 2020		Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MI-005	Executive Order 2020-9Temporary restrictions on the use of places of public accommodation	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	MichiganState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. NH-003	Emergency Order #2Temporary prohibition on scheduled gatherings of 50 or more attendees and onsite food and beverage consumption	Governor Christopher T. Sununu	New HampshireState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-002	Executive Order No. 104 (2020)Aggressive social distancing measures (gatherings over 50; closure of casinos, racetracks, gyms and entertainment venues; retail curfew…	Governor Philip D. Murphy	New JerseyState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read

General Court; approved by the Governor July 20, 1950 (emergency law), St. 1950, c. 639 (the Civil Defense Act), ss. 1, 5, 7, 8, 8A (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-012)
General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Statute (Liquor Code, Act of Apr. 12, 1951, P.L. 90, No. 21, sec. 471) (standing) (Ex. DUT-PA-018)
General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Statute (Emergency Management Services Code, Title 35, Part V, Chapter 73, sec. 7301) (standing) (Ex. DUT-PA-003)
Texas Legislature (Government Code ch. 418), Tex. Gov't Code §§ 418.018(c) and 418.108(g) (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-011)
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health (legislative rule authorized by the Legislature), 64 C.S.R. 7, Reportable Diseases, Events and Conditions (legislative rule) (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-015)
Idaho Legislature (Idaho Code tit. 56, ch. 10, Department of Health and Welfare), Idaho Code section 56-1003(7) (text as in force March 2020 through June 30, 2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ID-001)
Colorado General Assembly (OLLS, Colorado Revised Statutes 2018), C.R.S. § 24-33.5-704 (The governor and disaster emergencies - response - duties and limitations) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CO-006)
Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2020 edition), Ind. Code Title 10, Article 14 (2020 edition): section 10-14-3-34 (Offenses) as in force from the recodification of 2003 through April 14, 2021, with sections 10-14-3-11, -12 and -22 (standing) (Ex. DUT-IN-015)
Washington State Department of Corrections, Reentry Division (Senior Administrator), Memorandum to Work Release Staff, 'Operational Changes in Response to COVID-19' (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-030)
General Assembly of South Carolina, S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-440 (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-005)
Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers), 37-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) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-004)
Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003), 63 O.S. 683.9 (text effective Nov. 1, 2009 to June 30, 2025) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OK-006)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order Limiting the Sale of Food and Beverages, Liquor, Beer and Wine to Carry-out and Delivery Only (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. OH-004)
Governor Ned Lamont, Executive Order No. 7D (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. CT-004)
Mayor Muriel Bowser, Mayor's Order 2020-048 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. DC-003)
Governor John C. Carney, First Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. DE-002)
Governor John C. Carney, Governor's release announcing the First Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. DE-070)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code ch. 15, art. 5 (whole article), §§ 15-5-2, 15-5-6, 15-5-17 and 15-5-18 relied on (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-008)
Governor JB Pritzker, Executive Order 2020-07 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 5) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. IL-004)
Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Executive Order 20-04 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. IN-003)
Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health (Acting Secretary Eric Friedlander; Commissioner Steven Stack) with the Public Protection Cabinet, Alcoholic Beverage Control, CHFS Order of March 16, 2020 (Food and Beverage Order) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. KY-003)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor (Mar. 16, 2020), Amending and Restating the Order of March 12, 2020, Prohibiting Large Gatherings and Events and Closing Senior Centers, and Additionally Closing Bars, Restaurants, Fitness Centers, and Theaters (Ex. MD-003)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order 2020-9 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MI-005)
Governor Christopher T. Sununu, Emergency Order #2 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. NH-003)
Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 104 (2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. NJ-002)

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