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Ex. DUT-DC-005D.C. Official Code sec. 7-131Regulations to prevent spread of communicable diseasesCongress of the United States (Act of Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 601), as amended by the Council of the District of ColumbiaDistrict of ColumbiaStateAug. 11, 19392020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-DC-008D.C. Official Code sec. 7-140Violation of sec. 7-136, sec. 7-138, or sec. 7-139, or rules or regulations promulgated thereunderCongress of the United States (Act of Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 601), as amended by the Council of the District of ColumbiaDistrict of ColumbiaStateAug. 11, 19392020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NJ-004N.J.S.A. 26:1A-9, Force and effect of Code; enforcement; local regulationsForce and effect of Code; enforcement; local regulationsNew Jersey Legislature (L.1947, c. 177, s. 9; amended L.1974, c. 150)New JerseyStateNov. 11, 19742020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-00911 O.S. 22-120 (with 22-121), in the Legislature's complete Title 11 (page 182 of the exhibit)Public health, hospitals, quarantine, and environmental hazards; NuisancesOklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Municipal Code, Title 11)OklahomaStateJuly 1, 19782020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-DC-003D.C. Official Code sec. 7-2307Violation of emergency executive orderCouncil of the District of ColumbiaDistrict of ColumbiaStateMar. 5, 19812020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-DC-009D.C. Official Code sec. 32-1103 [Not Applicable]Duties of employer and employeesCouncil of the District of ColumbiaDistrict of ColumbiaStateMar. 16, 1989Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-006La. 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)LouisianaStateJune 22, 19932020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-001Statute: 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)CaliforniaStateJan. 1, 19962020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NH-070RSA 21-P:47, PenaltyPenalty (emergency management orders)New Hampshire General CourtNew HampshireStateJuly 1, 20022020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-004Statute: 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)CaliforniaStateJan. 1, 20082020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-005C.R.S. § 25-1-516 (Unlawful acts - penalties) (local public health orders)Unlawful acts - penaltiesColorado General Assembly (OLLS, Colorado Revised Statutes 2018)ColoradoStateJuly 1, 20082020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-048Va. 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, contextStateJuly 1, 20122020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-004Statute (effective September 10, 2012, Am. Sub. H.B. 487, 129th G.A.)Prohibition against violating pandemic, epidemic or bioterrorism rule or orderGeneral Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701)OhioStateSept. 10, 20122020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-049Tex. Gov't Code ch. 406, subch. C (Online Notary Public), added by H.B. 1217 (2017)Texas Government Code, Chapter 406, Subchapter C, Online Notary PublicTexas Legislature (Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., ch. 340 (H.B. 1217), sec. 3)Texas (Legislature) - permanent statute, contextStateJuly 1, 20182020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-003C.R.S. § 25-1-114 (Unlawful acts - penalties)Unlawful acts - penaltiesColorado General Assembly (OLLS, Colorado Revised Statutes 2018)ColoradoStateOct. 1, 20182020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-003RSMo 192.300Counties may make additional health rules -- fees, deposit in county treasury, purpose -- individuals unable to pay not to be denied health…Missouri General Assembly (Revised Statutes of Missouri, chapter 192)MissouriStateAug. 28, 20192020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-047Chapter 2019-71, Laws of FloridaAn act relating to electronic legal documents;... authorizing online notarizationsFlorida Legislature; approved by Governor Ron DeSantis June 7, 2019Florida (Legislature) - permanent statute, contextStateJune 7, 20192020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-017Ind. Code 34-28-5-4 (judgments for infractions)Infraction judgments: the monetary judgment for a Class B infraction, the classification given to violations of emergency orders from April…Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition)IndianaStateJuly 1, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. VT-013Addendum 8 to Executive Order 01-20Non-Congregate Sheltering in Vermont; Extension of Certain Deadlines Relating to Closures of DMV and Bars and RestaurantsGovernor Philip B. ScottVermontStateApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Business closureCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WI-039Wis. Stat. ch. 252, Communicable Diseases (252.02 powers and duties of department; 252.03 duties of local health officers; 252.06 isolation and quarantine; 252.25 violation of law relating to health)Codified statutory authority for DHS orders, local health-officer orders and quarantineWisconsin Legislature (codified statute)WisconsinStateMar. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WI-040Wis. Stat. ch. 323, Emergency Management (323.10 declaration by governor; 323.12 powers and duties of the governor; 323.28 penalties)Codified authority for the Governor's emergency declarations and the DHS face-covering orders (323.12(4)(b)); 60-day limit; legislative…Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute)WisconsinStateMar. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. NY-080Chapter 23 of the Laws of 2020 (S.7919)An act to amend the executive law, in relation to issuing by the governor of any directive necessary to respond to a state disaster…New York State Legislature (S.7919, signed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)New YorkStateMar. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-043Joint Statement on Reports of Price-Gouging of Medical Supplies in TexasWarning that price gouging of medical supplies will be prosecuted; the Governor 'has the power to declare Chapter 418,' which 'will give the…Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken PaxtonTexas (Governor and Attorney General); State levelStateMar. 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Supply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-007CDCR 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' chronology (as archived Apr. 30, 2020)Department-wide COVID-19 directives: cancellation of visiting and volunteer entries statewide; suspension of large-scale construction inside…California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Secretary Ralph Diaz) and CCHCSCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and California Correctional Health Care Services; State levelStateApr. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-072ODRC 'COVID-19 Updates' page (as archived Mar. 14, 2020)Visiting suspended indefinitely; volunteers suspended indefinitely; only mission-critical contractors (construction, medical, food service)…Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (Director Annette Chambers-Smith)Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction; State levelStateMar. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read