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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-DE-004	16 Del. C. §§ 501-510 (Report of contagious diseases; Notifiable diseases; Communicable diseases; regulations; quarantine; Due process rights of quarantined individuals; Tracking of potential or existing public health emergencies)Delaware Code, Title 16, Chapter 5, Subchapter I: General Guidelines	Delaware General Assembly (codified statute)	DelawareState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutySchools and child careHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-002	20 ILCS 3305/7 (Emergency Powers of the Governor)Emergency powers of the Governor upon a disaster proclamation, including control of the movement of persons and the occupancy of premises	Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act)	IllinoisState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-015	20 ILCS 3305/19 (Utilization of Existing Agency, Facilities, and Personnel)Direction to the Governor, the IEMA Director and political subdivisions to utilize existing State and local agencies, and to their officers…	Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act)	IllinoisState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-001	G.L. c. 17, s. 2AEmergency powers of the Commissioner of Public Health upon the Governor's declaration of an emergency detrimental to the public health	General Court (codified statute administered by the Commissioner of Public Health)	MassachusettsState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-011	105 CMR 300.100Diseases Reportable to Local Boards of Health (COVID-19 listed)	Department of Public Health (regulation)	MassachusettsState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-008	Mont. Code Ann. 10-3-104General authority of governor	Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 10, ch. 3)	MontanaState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-009	Mont. Code Ann. 10-3-103Definitions ('disaster' includes 'outbreak of disease'; 'emergency')	Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 10, ch. 3)	MontanaState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-001	N.D.C.C. 23-01-03, 23-01-04, 23-01-05Powers and duties of the health council; effect of rules and regulations; health officer - duties, including written orders relating to…	Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the State Department of Health, since 2022 the Department of Health and Human Services)	North DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-005	N.D.C.C. 37-17.1-05 (with 37-17.1-10 for local declarations)The governor and disasters or emergencies - penalty	Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute; powers exercised by Governor Doug Burgum under Executive Order 2020-03)	North DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-001	63 O.S. 1-502Rules and Regulations (prevention and control of communicable disease)	Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Public Health Code, administered by the State Board of Health and the State Department of Health)	OklahomaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-004	Statute: ORS chapter 401 (Emergency Management and Services), the emergency-management act: declaration of a state of emergency (401.165); the Governor's police powers (401.168); rules and orders on commodities, services, industrial plants, labor and child care (401.188); the force of law of emergency rules and orders (401.192); the offense of violating them (401.990)ORS 401.165, 401.168, 401.175, 401.188, 401.192 and 401.990: the Governor's emergency powers, the 'full force and effect of law' of…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SD-001	SDCL ch. 34-22, Contagious Disease Control (§§ 34-22-5, 34-22-9, 34-22-14, 34-22-17, 34-22-18, 34-22-18.1, 34-22-41 to 34-22-44)Contagious Disease Control: statewide system, rules on prevention, control, quarantine and isolation; enforcement; refusal to follow…	South Dakota Legislature (codified statute administered by the Department of Health)	South DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SD-006	SDCL ch. 34-48A, Emergency Management (§§ 34-48A-1, 34-48A-2, 34-48A-5, 34-48A-9, 34-48A-49)Emergency Management: Governor's authority in time of disaster or emergency, including control of the movement of persons and the occupancy…	South Dakota Legislature (codified statute administered by the Governor and the Department of Public Safety)	South DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-011	Wyoming Statutes, Title 19 (Defense Forces and Affairs), complete official LSO publicationTitle 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs	Wyoming Legislature; published by the Wyoming Legislative Service Office (LSO)	WyomingState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-001	N.Y. Public Health Law § 12 (violations of health laws or regulations; penalties and injunctions)Violations of health laws or regulations; penalties and injunctions	New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 1, title 2)	New YorkState	Apr. 1, 2029	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-057	Administrative Order No. 15: Extension of Judicial Emergency (January 2021)Tenth 30-day extension; Phase 2 continued (jury trials remained postponed)	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court		2021 Q1	Emergency declarationCapacity limitCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-058	Administrative Order No. 17: Extension of Judicial Emergency (March 2021)Twelfth 30-day extension; Phase 2 continued	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court		2021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-054	Office of the Professions memorandum, 'What Is Telepractice?' (COVID-19 telepractice guidance for Title VIII licensees, posted on the Office's COVID-19 page)COVID-19 Telepractice Memo: definition of telepractice; New York law applied to telepractice; standards and competencies; requirements…	New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions (Deputy Commissioner for the Professions)	New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions (licensing authority under Title VIII of the Education Law for medicine, nursing, pharmacy, optometry, chiropractic, physical therapy, occupational therapy, psychology, social work, mental-health practitioners, massage therapy and veterinary medicine); State levelSector regulator		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. CO-089	Pitkin County Public Health Order (spring 2020; document captured Apr. 13, 2020)Pitkin County Public Health Order	Pitkin County Public Health Director / Board of Health	Pitkin County, Colorado (Aspen, Snowmass Village, Basalt)County		2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-AL-004	Ala. Code ch. 22-12 (Quarantine)Quarantine: enforcement by the State, counties and municipalities; State authority paramount; proclamation of quarantine by the Governor or…	Legislature of Alabama (Code of Alabama 1975, Title 22, chapter 12)	AlabamaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-011	Ala. Code § 31-9-6(1)Powers and duties of Governor with respect to emergency management	Legislature of Alabama (Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955, Code of Alabama 1975, Title 31, chapter 9, article 1)	AlabamaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-013	Ala. Code § 31-9-13Orders, rules and regulations of Governor -- Effect; distribution	Legislature of Alabama (Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955)	AlabamaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-014	Ala. Code § 31-9-22Penalties	Legislature of Alabama (Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955)	AlabamaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-002	O.C.G.A. section 31-12-3Power to require immunization and other preventive measures	General Assembly of Georgia (Code 1933, section 88-1203, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, section 1; amended 2002)	GeorgiaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-005	Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 511-9-1-.01 to 511-9-1-.05Isolation and Quarantine (Scope and Purpose; Definitions; Public Health Control Measures; Powers of the County Boards of Health to Implement…	Georgia Department of Public Health (rules filed with the Secretary of State; Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. Chapter 511-9-1)	GeorgiaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read

Delaware General Assembly (codified statute), 16 Del. C. §§ 501-510 (Report of contagious diseases; Notifiable diseases; Communicable diseases; regulations; quarantine; Due process rights of quarantined individuals; Tracking of potential or existing public health emergencies) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-004)
Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act), 20 ILCS 3305/7 (Emergency Powers of the Governor) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IL-002)
Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act), 20 ILCS 3305/19 (Utilization of Existing Agency, Facilities, and Personnel) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IL-015)
General Court (codified statute administered by the Commissioner of Public Health), G.L. c. 17, s. 2A (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-001)
Department of Public Health (regulation), 105 CMR 300.100 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-011)
Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 10, ch. 3), Mont. Code Ann. 10-3-104 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-008)
Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 10, ch. 3), Mont. Code Ann. 10-3-103 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-009)
Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the State Department of Health, since 2022 the Department of Health and Human Services), N.D.C.C. 23-01-03, 23-01-04, 23-01-05 (standing) (Ex. DUT-ND-001)
Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute; powers exercised by Governor Doug Burgum under Executive Order 2020-03), N.D.C.C. 37-17.1-05 (with 37-17.1-10 for local declarations) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ND-005)
Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Public Health Code, administered by the State Board of Health and the State Department of Health), 63 O.S. 1-502 (standing) (Ex. DUT-OK-001)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 401 (Emergency Management and Services), the emergency-management act: declaration of a state of emergency (401.165); the Governor's police powers (401.168); rules and orders on commodities, services, industrial plants, labor and child care (401.188); the force of law of emergency rules and orders (401.192); the offense of violating them (401.990) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-004)
South Dakota Legislature (codified statute administered by the Department of Health), SDCL ch. 34-22, Contagious Disease Control (§§ 34-22-5, 34-22-9, 34-22-14, 34-22-17, 34-22-18, 34-22-18.1, 34-22-41 to 34-22-44) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SD-001)
South Dakota Legislature (codified statute administered by the Governor and the Department of Public Safety), SDCL ch. 34-48A, Emergency Management (§§ 34-48A-1, 34-48A-2, 34-48A-5, 34-48A-9, 34-48A-49) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SD-006)
Wyoming Legislature; published by the Wyoming Legislative Service Office (LSO), Wyoming Statutes, Title 19 (Defense Forces and Affairs), complete official LSO publication (standing) (Ex. DUT-WY-011)
New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 1, title 2), N.Y. Public Health Law § 12 (violations of health laws or regulations; penalties and injunctions) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NY-001)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 15: Extension of Judicial Emergency (January 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-057)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 17: Extension of Judicial Emergency (March 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-058)
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions (Deputy Commissioner for the Professions), Office of the Professions memorandum, 'What Is Telepractice?' (COVID-19 telepractice guidance for Title VIII licensees, posted on the Office's COVID-19 page) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-054)
Pitkin County Public Health Director / Board of Health, Pitkin County Public Health Order (spring 2020; document captured Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. CO-089)
Legislature of Alabama (Code of Alabama 1975, Title 22, chapter 12), Ala. Code ch. 22-12 (Quarantine) (standing) (Ex. DUT-AL-004)
Legislature of Alabama (Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955, Code of Alabama 1975, Title 31, chapter 9, article 1), Ala. Code § 31-9-6(1) (standing) (Ex. DUT-AL-011)
Legislature of Alabama (Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955), Ala. Code § 31-9-13 (standing) (Ex. DUT-AL-013)
Legislature of Alabama (Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955), Ala. Code § 31-9-22 (standing) (Ex. DUT-AL-014)
General Assembly of Georgia (Code 1933, section 88-1203, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, section 1; amended 2002), O.C.G.A. section 31-12-3 (standing) (Ex. DUT-GA-002)
Georgia Department of Public Health (rules filed with the Secretary of State; Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. Chapter 511-9-1), Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 511-9-1-.01 to 511-9-1-.05 (standing) (Ex. DUT-GA-005)

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