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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-DC-005	D.C. Official Code sec. 7-131Regulations to prevent spread of communicable diseases	Congress of the United States (Act of Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 601), as amended by the Council of the District of Columbia	District of ColumbiaState	Aug. 11, 1939	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DC-008	D.C. Official Code sec. 7-140Violation of sec. 7-136, sec. 7-138, or sec. 7-139, or rules or regulations promulgated thereunder	Congress of the United States (Act of Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 601), as amended by the Council of the District of Columbia	District of ColumbiaState	Aug. 11, 1939	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-002	RSMo 192.290State regulations supersede local rules -- additional local rules	Missouri General Assembly (Revised Statutes of Missouri, chapter 192)	MissouriState	Aug. 28, 1939	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
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-NJ-004	N.J.S.A. 26:1A-9, Force and effect of Code; enforcement; local regulationsForce and effect of Code; enforcement; local regulations	New Jersey Legislature (L.1947, c. 177, s. 9; amended L.1974, c. 150)	New JerseyState	Nov. 11, 1974	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MI-001	MCL 333.2253(1), Epidemic; emergency order and proceduresPublic Health Code sec. 2253: epidemic emergency orders of the director of the Department of Health and Human Services	Michigan Legislature (Public Health Code, 1978 PA 368, Part 22, State Department of Public Health)	MichiganState	Sept. 30, 1978	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MI-005	MCL 333.2453, Epidemic; emergency order and procedures of local health officer; involuntary detentionPublic Health Code sec. 2453: epidemic emergency orders of local health officers	Michigan Legislature (Public Health Code, 1978 PA 368, Part 24, Local Health Departments)	MichiganState	Sept. 30, 1978	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyGathering capSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DC-003	D.C. Official Code sec. 7-2307Violation of emergency executive order	Council of the District of Columbia	District of ColumbiaState	Mar. 5, 1981	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NH-001	RSA chapter 141-C (full chapter)Communicable Disease	New Hampshire General Court (codified statute administered by the Department of Health and Human Services)	New HampshireState	Aug. 2, 1986	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DC-009	D.C. Official Code sec. 32-1103 [Not Applicable]Duties of employer and employees	Council of the District of Columbia	District of ColumbiaState	Mar. 16, 1989		Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-005	Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.085Area Quarantine; Criminal Penalty	Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1989	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-006	La. R.S. 29:724 (powers of the governor; executive orders and proclamations have the force and effect of law; penalty for violation)Powers of the governor: 'the governor may issue executive orders, proclamations, and regulations,' which 'shall have the force and effect of…	Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes)	LouisianaState	June 22, 1993	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-001	Statute: Health and Safety Code, Division 105, Part 1, Chapter 2 (sections 120125-120155), powers of the State Department of Public Health over communicable diseaseHealth and Safety Code sections 120125-120155: examination into causes of communicable disease; reportable-disease list; isolation and…	California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel, leginfo.legislature.ca.gov)	CaliforniaState	Jan. 1, 1996	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-002	Statute: Health and Safety Code, Division 105, Part 1, Chapter 3 (sections 120175-120250), duties of local health officers in communicable disease controlHealth and Safety Code sections 120175-120250: duty of each health officer to take measures necessary to prevent the spread of disease; duty…	California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel)	CaliforniaState	Jan. 1, 1996	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. NH-070	RSA 21-P:47, PenaltyPenalty (emergency management orders)	New Hampshire General Court	New HampshireState	July 1, 2002	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-004	Statute: Health and Safety Code section 101040, preventive measures by the local health officer during a state of emergency or local emergencyHealth and Safety Code section 101040: the local health officer may take any preventive measure necessary to protect and preserve the public…	California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel)	CaliforniaState	Jan. 1, 2008	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-004	C.R.S. § 25-1-506(3)(b)(V)-(VIII) (County or district public health agency - powers)County or district public health agency	Colorado General Assembly (OLLS, Colorado Revised Statutes 2018)	ColoradoState	July 1, 2008	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-005	C.R.S. § 25-1-516 (Unlawful acts - penalties) (local public health orders)Unlawful acts - penalties	Colorado General Assembly (OLLS, Colorado Revised Statutes 2018)	ColoradoState	July 1, 2008	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NH-005	RSA 141-C:16-bCancellation of Events	New Hampshire General Court	New HampshireState	July 7, 2008	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyGathering capEvents and venuesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-011	Statute (version effective September 29, 2011, Am. Sub. H.B. 153, 129th G.A.)Orders and regulations of board of general health district	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3709, Health Districts)	Ohio (general health districts)State	Sept. 29, 2011	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-048	Va. Code Ann. sec. 47.1-2 (Definitions), Title 47.1 (Notaries and Out-of-State Commissioners)Virginia Code sec. 47.1-2, Definitions (electronic notarial act; electronic notarization)	General Assembly of Virginia (Va. Code sec. 47.1-2 as amended by 2011 Acts cc. 731, 834 and later acts)	Virginia (General Assembly) - permanent statute, contextState	July 1, 2012	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-004	Statute (effective September 10, 2012, Am. Sub. H.B. 487, 129th G.A.)Prohibition against violating pandemic, epidemic or bioterrorism rule or order	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701)	OhioState	Sept. 10, 2012	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-001	Statute (version effective September 29, 2013, Am. Sub. H.B. 59, 130th G.A.; the version in force when every Director's Order in States/OH was issued)Department of health - powers	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Title 37, Chapter 3701, Department of Health)	OhioState	Sept. 29, 2013	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding 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-MO-001	RSMo 192.020Duty to safeguard the health of the people of Missouri -- certain diseases to be included on communicable or infectious disease list…	Missouri General Assembly (Revised Statutes of Missouri, chapter 192, Department of Health and Senior Services)	MissouriState	Aug. 28, 2016	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read

Congress of the United States (Act of Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 601), as amended by the Council of the District of Columbia, D.C. Official Code sec. 7-131 (standing) (Ex. DUT-DC-005)
Congress of the United States (Act of Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 601), as amended by the Council of the District of Columbia, D.C. Official Code sec. 7-140 (standing) (Ex. DUT-DC-008)
Missouri General Assembly (Revised Statutes of Missouri, chapter 192), RSMo 192.290 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MO-002)
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)
New Jersey Legislature (L.1947, c. 177, s. 9; amended L.1974, c. 150), N.J.S.A. 26:1A-9, Force and effect of Code; enforcement; local regulations (standing) (Ex. DUT-NJ-004)
Michigan Legislature (Public Health Code, 1978 PA 368, Part 22, State Department of Public Health), MCL 333.2253(1), Epidemic; emergency order and procedures (standing) (Ex. DUT-MI-001)
Michigan Legislature (Public Health Code, 1978 PA 368, Part 24, Local Health Departments), MCL 333.2453, Epidemic; emergency order and procedures of local health officer; involuntary detention (standing) (Ex. DUT-MI-005)
Council of the District of Columbia, D.C. Official Code sec. 7-2307 (standing) (Ex. DUT-DC-003)
New Hampshire General Court (codified statute administered by the Department of Health and Human Services), RSA chapter 141-C (full chapter) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NH-001)
Council of the District of Columbia, D.C. Official Code sec. 32-1103 [Not Applicable] (standing) (Ex. DUT-DC-009)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.085 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-005)
Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes), La. R.S. 29:724 (powers of the governor; executive orders and proclamations have the force and effect of law; penalty for violation) (standing) (Ex. DUT-LA-006)
California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel, leginfo.legislature.ca.gov), Statute: Health and Safety Code, Division 105, Part 1, Chapter 2 (sections 120125-120155), powers of the State Department of Public Health over communicable disease (standing) (Ex. DUT-CA-001)
California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel), Statute: Health and Safety Code, Division 105, Part 1, Chapter 3 (sections 120175-120250), duties of local health officers in communicable disease control (standing) (Ex. DUT-CA-002)
New Hampshire General Court, RSA 21-P:47, Penalty (July 1, 2002) (Ex. NH-070)
California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel), Statute: Health and Safety Code section 101040, preventive measures by the local health officer during a state of emergency or local emergency (standing) (Ex. DUT-CA-004)
Colorado General Assembly (OLLS, Colorado Revised Statutes 2018), C.R.S. § 25-1-506(3)(b)(V)-(VIII) (County or district public health agency - powers) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CO-004)
Colorado General Assembly (OLLS, Colorado Revised Statutes 2018), C.R.S. § 25-1-516 (Unlawful acts - penalties) (local public health orders) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CO-005)
New Hampshire General Court, RSA 141-C:16-b (standing) (Ex. DUT-NH-005)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3709, Health Districts), Statute (version effective September 29, 2011, Am. Sub. H.B. 153, 129th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-011)
General Assembly of Virginia (Va. Code sec. 47.1-2 as amended by 2011 Acts cc. 731, 834 and later acts), Va. Code Ann. sec. 47.1-2 (Definitions), Title 47.1 (Notaries and Out-of-State Commissioners) (July 1, 2012) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-048)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701), Statute (effective September 10, 2012, Am. Sub. H.B. 487, 129th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-004)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Title 37, Chapter 3701, Department of Health), Statute (version effective September 29, 2013, Am. Sub. H.B. 59, 130th G.A.; the version in force when every Director's Order in States/OH was issued) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-001)
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)
Missouri General Assembly (Revised Statutes of Missouri, chapter 192, Department of Health and Senior Services), RSMo 192.020 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MO-001)

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