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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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-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-NC-014	NCDOL Safety and Health Topic page, 'COVID-19' (labor.nc.gov/coronavirus): Hazard Overview, Solutions, Regulations ('Which standards apply?'), Learn MoreCOVID-19 (Coronavirus): the standards the OSH Division has adopted that apply to occupational exposure to COVID-19, including the General…	North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division	North CarolinaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	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-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
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-001	Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990)ORS 433.004, 433.006, 433.010, 433.121, 433.128, 433.131, 433.138, 433.142, 433.156, 433.441, 433.442, 433.443, 433.452 and 433.990…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SD-008	SDCL ch. 9-32, Sanitation and Health Measures (§§ 9-32-1 to 9-32-4)Municipal power for the promotion of health and the suppression of disease; city boards of health; inspection of food products and of…	South Dakota Legislature (codified statute conferring municipal powers)	South Dakota (every municipality)State	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-001	W. Va. Code § 16-3-1State Director of Health authority to quarantine and to enforce regulations; State Board of Health authority to issue regulations to control…	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-001	Wyoming Statutes, Title 35 (Public Health and Safety), complete official LSO publicationTitle 35 - Public Health and Safety	Wyoming Legislature; published by the Wyoming Legislative Service Office (LSO)	WyomingState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-079	Supreme Judicial Court Sixth Updated Order Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) PandemicSixth Updated Order (spring 2021): phased resumption of jury trials (Phases 1-3) with six-person juries; continued limits on in-person…	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)Court		2021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-064	MIOSHA Citation and Notification of Penalty issued to a Michigan restaurant for violations of the COVID-19 Emergency Rules (published Jan. 2021)MIOSHA citation: COVID-19 Emergency Rules violations (restaurant)	MIOSHA	Michigan; MIOSHA, Department of Labor and Economic OpportunitySector regulator		2020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-065	MIOSHA Citation and Notification of Penalty issued to an equipment rental and sales business for violations of the COVID-19 Emergency Rules (published May 2021)MIOSHA citation: COVID-19 Emergency Rules violations (equipment rental and sales)	MIOSHA	Michigan; MIOSHA, Department of Labor and Economic OpportunitySector regulator		2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AL-092	Orders of the Mobile County Health Officer concerning COVID-19 mitigation measures (March 2020)Mobile County health-officer orders superseded by the statewide orders	Mobile County Health Officer (Mobile County Health Department)	Mobile County, AlabamaCounty		2020 Q2	Business closureGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
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-005	Ala. Code § 22-3-5(1)-(3)County health officers -- Duties generally	Legislature of Alabama (Code of Alabama 1975, Title 22, chapter 3)	AlabamaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AZ-011	StatutePublic nuisances dangerous to public health	Arizona Legislature (Arizona Revised Statutes, title 36, ch. 6, art. 1)	ArizonaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyGathering capWorkplace rulesStanding 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
Ex. DUT-LA-002	La. R.S. 40:5 (exclusive jurisdiction, control and authority of the state health officer and the office of public health)Exclusive jurisdiction of the state health officer and the office of public health to isolate or quarantine, to take such action as is…	Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes)	LouisianaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-009	La. R.S. 14:329.6 (proclamation of state of emergency; conditions therefor; effect thereof)Local emergency orders under a gubernatorial proclamation: the chief law enforcement officer of the affected political subdivision may…	Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes, Title 14, Criminal Law)	LouisianaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capCurfew and hoursStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-006	StatuteOffense of violating an order, rule or regulation issued under the Emergency Management subtitle; two-tier misdemeanor penalty	Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 1)	MarylandState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-007	StatuteGovernor's orders in a catastrophic health emergency: seizure and rationing, medical examination, testing and vaccination, isolation and…	Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A, Catastrophic Health Emergencies)	MarylandState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-008	StatuteOffense of knowing and willful failure to comply with an order, requirement or directive issued in a catastrophic health emergency…	Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A)	MarylandState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersStanding duty	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

Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act), 20 ILCS 3305/7 (Emergency Powers of the Governor) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IL-002)
General Court (codified statute; powers exercised by municipal boards of health), G.L. c. 111, s. 31 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-004)
North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division, NCDOL Safety and Health Topic page, 'COVID-19' (labor.nc.gov/coronavirus): Hazard Overview, Solutions, Regulations ('Which standards apply?'), Learn More (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-014)
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 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)
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, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-001)
South Dakota Legislature (codified statute conferring municipal powers), SDCL ch. 9-32, Sanitation and Health Measures (§§ 9-32-1 to 9-32-4) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SD-008)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 16-3-1 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-001)
Wyoming Legislature; published by the Wyoming Legislative Service Office (LSO), Wyoming Statutes, Title 35 (Public Health and Safety), complete official LSO publication (standing) (Ex. DUT-WY-001)
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Supreme Judicial Court Sixth Updated Order Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-079)
MIOSHA, MIOSHA Citation and Notification of Penalty issued to a Michigan restaurant for violations of the COVID-19 Emergency Rules (published Jan. 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-064)
MIOSHA, MIOSHA Citation and Notification of Penalty issued to an equipment rental and sales business for violations of the COVID-19 Emergency Rules (published May 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-065)
Mobile County Health Officer (Mobile County Health Department), Orders of the Mobile County Health Officer concerning COVID-19 mitigation measures (March 2020) (Ex. AL-092)
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 3), Ala. Code § 22-3-5(1)-(3) (standing) (Ex. DUT-AL-005)
Arizona Legislature (Arizona Revised Statutes, title 36, ch. 6, art. 1), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-AZ-011)
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)
Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes), La. R.S. 40:5 (exclusive jurisdiction, control and authority of the state health officer and the office of public health) (standing) (Ex. DUT-LA-002)
Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes, Title 14, Criminal Law), La. R.S. 14:329.6 (proclamation of state of emergency; conditions therefor; effect thereof) (standing) (Ex. DUT-LA-009)
Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 1), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-006)
Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A, Catastrophic Health Emergencies), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-007)
Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-008)
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)

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