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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-IA-009	Frequently Asked Health-Related Legal Questions (COVID-19), Last Updated June 3, 2020Iowa Attorney General, Frequently Asked Health-Related Legal Questions (COVID-19 public health disaster)	Office of the Attorney General of Iowa (Thomas J. Miller)	IowaState	June 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-013	DPS and DPH Explain Legal Authorities Under Disaster Emergency Proclamation (news release)Iowa Department of Public Safety, 'DPS and DPH Explain Legal Authorities Under Disaster Emergency Proclamation,' March 17, 2020	Iowa Department of Public Safety and Iowa Department of Public Health	IowaState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-016	Public Health COVID-19 Reopening Guidance (4/27/20)Iowa Department of Public Health, Public Health COVID-19 Reopening Guidance, April 27, 2020	Iowa Department of Public Health	IowaState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-010	Fox Fire Tavern, LLC v. Pritzker, 2020 IL App (2d) 200623Reversal of a temporary restraining order against Executive Order 2020-61; the IEMA Act plainly authorizes successive disaster…	Illinois Appellate Court, Second District (Justice Zenoff, with Justices Hutchinson and Brennan)	Illinois (Appellate Court, Second District)Court	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-020	The Flinn Report, Vol. 44, Issue 34 (Aug. 21, 2020), summarizing the IDPH emergency amendment to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690 at 44 Ill. Reg. 13807, effective August 7, 2020Official JCAR record fixing the Illinois Register citation and effective date of the business face-covering and gathering rule and…	Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), Illinois General Assembly (The Flinn Report)	IllinoisState	Aug. 21, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-003	Ind. Code Title 16, Article 20, chapter 1: sections 16-20-1-21.5 (SEA 5 of 2021), 16-20-1-22, 16-20-1-24 (epidemic control), 16-20-1-25 (unlawful conditions; abatement; enforcement), 16-20-1-26 (enforcement in circuit or superior court), 16-20-1-28Local Health Departments: epidemic-control powers, the duty of every person not to maintain disease-transmitting conditions, and enforcement	Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition)	IndianaState	May 10, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-004	Ind. Code Title 16, Article 19, chapter 3: sections 16-19-3-4 (rules to protect the public health, including 'nuisances dangerous to public health' and 'the detection, reporting, prevention, and control of diseases'), 16-19-3-9 (quarantine), 16-19-3-10 (epidemics), 16-19-3-11 (abatement of conditions causative of disease), 16-19-3-12 (State enforcement within local jurisdictions in a public health emergency)State Department of Health: quarantine, epidemic-control, abatement and emergency-enforcement powers	Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition)	IndianaState	July 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-005	Ind. Code Title 22, Article 8, chapter 1.1: sections 22-8-1.1-1 ('employer' defined), 22-8-1.1-2 (employer's duty), 22-8-1.1-3.1 (compliance with standards), 22-8-1.1-27.1 (civil penalties)Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Act: the general duty of every employer and the penalties	Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition)	IndianaState	July 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-016	Ind. Code Title 16, Article 42, chapter 5: sections 16-42-5-6, -8 (premises 'must at all times be clean and sanitary'), -19 (diseased employees), -25 (orders to abate), -26 (offense for noncompliance with the commissioner's order), -27 (offense for violation), -28 (civil penalties)Sanitary Requirements for Food Establishments: standing sanitation and disease-exclusion duties of restaurants, bars, groceries and every…	Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition)	IndianaState	July 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	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. DUT-KS-016	Senate Bill No. 283 (2021), § 5, extending K.S.A. 60-5504 business immunity for COVID-19 claims to March 31, 2022AN ACT continuing the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas by extending the expanded use of telemedicine, the authority…	Kansas Legislature (enrolled Senate Bill No. 283, 2021 Regular Session; L. 2021, ch. 14)	KansasState	Apr. 1, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	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-MA-004	G.L. c. 111, s. 31Health regulations of boards of health; publication as notice to all persons; penalty	General Court (codified statute; powers exercised by municipal boards of health)	MassachusettsState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-002	StatuteDuty of county health officer to investigate and act immediately to prevent the spread of infectious or contagious disease	Maryland General Assembly (Health-General Article, Title 18, Subtitle 2)	MarylandState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-009	StatuteImmunity of health care providers acting in good faith and under a catastrophic health emergency proclamation	Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A)	MarylandState	Mar. 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-019	MOSH Fact Sheet (April 2020)COVID-19 Facemasks vs. Respirators: Understanding the Difference	Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH), Division of Labor and Industry, Maryland Department of Labor	MarylandState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-008	22 M.R.S. sec. 2492 (license required), sec. 2496 (Department rulemaking; Maine Food Code), sec. 2497 (right of entry and inspection without warrant), sec. 2498 (fines; correction directives; penalties for operating unlicensed; Attorney General injunction), sec. 2500 (suspension or revocation; emergency suspension where conditions 'may endanger the life, health or safety of persons')Title 22, Chapter 562: Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and…	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 562, Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and Public Spas; administered by the DHHS Health Inspection Program)	MaineState	Jan. 5, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-013	Order on Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00156-NT, ECF No. 27 (D. Me. May 9, 2020), reported at 459 F. Supp. 3d 273Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills: order refusing a temporary restraining order against the ten-person gathering limit as applied to worship	Hon. Nancy Torresen, U.S. District Judge	United States District Court for the District of MaineCourt	May 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MI-013	MCL 408.1011, Duties of employer (MIOSHA Act sec. 11)MIOSHA Act sec. 11: the general duty to furnish a place of employment free from recognized hazards and to comply with MIOSHA rules…	Michigan Legislature (Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act, 1974 PA 154)	MichiganState	Jan. 1, 1975	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-017	State of Minnesota v. Alibi Drinkery, LLC, No. 19HA-CV-20-4167, Temporary Injunction with incorporated memorandum (filed Dec. 31, 2020)Temporary Injunction: State's request granted; Defendant's request to dissolve the temporary restraining order denied; Executive Order 20-99…	Minnesota District Court, First Judicial District, Dakota County (Hon. Jerome B. Abrams)	Minnesota (Dakota County, First Judicial District)Court	Dec. 31, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limit	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-012	MSDH web page, 'COVID-19 Guidance and Prevention for Individuals and the Community' (msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,21866,420.html), as captured Aug. 25, 2021MSDH prevention guidance (Aug. 25, 2021 state): 'Business and Community' section referring businesses to the MSDH Guidance for Restaurants…	Mississippi State Department of Health	MississippiState	Aug. 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-015	Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-7Local civil emergencies: officer's powers after proclamation (closing of retail liquor stores; discontinuance of sales; 'such other orders…	Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 45, ch. 17, Local Civil Emergencies); the chief administrative officer of every municipality as the officer empowered	MississippiState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-016	Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1608 (SB 65 sec. 8)Limitation on requirements	Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021	MontanaState	Feb. 10, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-018	Press release and letter, 'AG Knudsen Orders Dismissal of COVID Curfew Case Against Rocking R Bar in Gallatin County' (Gallatin City-County Board of Health and Health Officer Matt Kelley v. Rocking R Bar, Gallatin County Cause No. DV-20-1278B)AG Knudsen Orders Dismissal of COVID Curfew Case Against Rocking R Bar in Gallatin County	Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Montana Department of Justice (press release with the full text of the supervisory letter to Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert)	MontanaState	Jan. 14, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyBusiness closureCurfew and hoursStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-004	N.D.C.C. 23-35-08, 23-35-09, 23-35-12, 23-35-13Boards of health - powers and duties; abatement and removal of nuisance, source of filth, and cause of sickness; local health officers…	Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the local boards of health and public health units)	North DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureFace-covering requirementQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read

Office of the Attorney General of Iowa (Thomas J. Miller), Frequently Asked Health-Related Legal Questions (COVID-19), Last Updated June 3, 2020 (Ex. DUT-IA-009)
Iowa Department of Public Safety and Iowa Department of Public Health, DPS and DPH Explain Legal Authorities Under Disaster Emergency Proclamation (news release) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-IA-013)
Iowa Department of Public Health, Public Health COVID-19 Reopening Guidance (4/27/20) (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. DUT-IA-016)
Illinois Appellate Court, Second District (Justice Zenoff, with Justices Hutchinson and Brennan), Fox Fire Tavern, LLC v. Pritzker, 2020 IL App (2d) 200623 (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. DUT-IL-010)
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), Illinois General Assembly (The Flinn Report), The Flinn Report, Vol. 44, Issue 34 (Aug. 21, 2020), summarizing the IDPH emergency amendment to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690 at 44 Ill. Reg. 13807, effective August 7, 2020 (Ex. DUT-IL-020)
Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition), Ind. Code Title 16, Article 20, chapter 1: sections 16-20-1-21.5 (SEA 5 of 2021), 16-20-1-22, 16-20-1-24 (epidemic control), 16-20-1-25 (unlawful conditions; abatement; enforcement), 16-20-1-26 (enforcement in circuit or superior court), 16-20-1-28 (standing) (Ex. DUT-IN-003)
Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition), Ind. Code Title 16, Article 19, chapter 3: sections 16-19-3-4 (rules to protect the public health, including 'nuisances dangerous to public health' and 'the detection, reporting, prevention, and control of diseases'), 16-19-3-9 (quarantine), 16-19-3-10 (epidemics), 16-19-3-11 (abatement of conditions causative of disease), 16-19-3-12 (State enforcement within local jurisdictions in a public health emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IN-004)
Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition), Ind. Code Title 22, Article 8, chapter 1.1: sections 22-8-1.1-1 ('employer' defined), 22-8-1.1-2 (employer's duty), 22-8-1.1-3.1 (compliance with standards), 22-8-1.1-27.1 (civil penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IN-005)
Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition), Ind. Code Title 16, Article 42, chapter 5: sections 16-42-5-6, -8 (premises 'must at all times be clean and sanitary'), -19 (diseased employees), -25 (orders to abate), -26 (offense for noncompliance with the commissioner's order), -27 (offense for violation), -28 (civil penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IN-016)
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)
Kansas Legislature (enrolled Senate Bill No. 283, 2021 Regular Session; L. 2021, ch. 14), Senate Bill No. 283 (2021), § 5, extending K.S.A. 60-5504 business immunity for COVID-19 claims to March 31, 2022 (Apr. 1, 2021) (Ex. DUT-KS-016)
Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes), La. R.S. 29:761 (Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act; purposes) (standing) (Ex. DUT-LA-017)
General Court (codified statute; powers exercised by municipal boards of health), G.L. c. 111, s. 31 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-004)
Maryland General Assembly (Health-General Article, Title 18, Subtitle 2), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-002)
Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-009)
Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH), Division of Labor and Industry, Maryland Department of Labor, MOSH Fact Sheet (April 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-019)
Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 562, Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and Public Spas; administered by the DHHS Health Inspection Program), 22 M.R.S. sec. 2492 (license required), sec. 2496 (Department rulemaking; Maine Food Code), sec. 2497 (right of entry and inspection without warrant), sec. 2498 (fines; correction directives; penalties for operating unlicensed; Attorney General injunction), sec. 2500 (suspension or revocation; emergency suspension where conditions 'may endanger the life, health or safety of persons') (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-008)
Hon. Nancy Torresen, U.S. District Judge, Order on Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00156-NT, ECF No. 27 (D. Me. May 9, 2020), reported at 459 F. Supp. 3d 273 (Ex. DUT-ME-013)
Michigan Legislature (Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act, 1974 PA 154), MCL 408.1011, Duties of employer (MIOSHA Act sec. 11) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MI-013)
Minnesota District Court, First Judicial District, Dakota County (Hon. Jerome B. Abrams), State of Minnesota v. Alibi Drinkery, LLC, No. 19HA-CV-20-4167, Temporary Injunction with incorporated memorandum (filed Dec. 31, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MN-017)
Mississippi State Department of Health, MSDH web page, 'COVID-19 Guidance and Prevention for Individuals and the Community' (msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,21866,420.html), as captured Aug. 25, 2021 (Ex. DUT-MS-012)
Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 45, ch. 17, Local Civil Emergencies); the chief administrative officer of every municipality as the officer empowered, Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-7 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MS-015)
Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021, Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1608 (SB 65 sec. 8) (Feb. 10, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MT-016)
Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Montana Department of Justice (press release with the full text of the supervisory letter to Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert), Press release and letter, 'AG Knudsen Orders Dismissal of COVID Curfew Case Against Rocking R Bar in Gallatin County' (Gallatin City-County Board of Health and Health Officer Matt Kelley v. Rocking R Bar, Gallatin County Cause No. DV-20-1278B) (Jan. 14, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MT-018)
Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the local boards of health and public health units), N.D.C.C. 23-35-08, 23-35-09, 23-35-12, 23-35-13 (standing) (Ex. DUT-ND-004)

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