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13,511 instruments indexed by The COVID Project: the orders of the fifty States and the District, forty metros, the federal layer and the agencies; the standing duties; the organizers' notices; the legal authorities. Filter by kind, State, limitation type, quarter and more; open the exhibit; download what you find.

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Ex. CO-051Public Health Order 20-38Limited COVID-19 RestrictionsCDPHE, Executive Director Jill Hunsaker RyanColoradoSector regulatorApr. 15, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. CO-076Public Health Agency Order No. 2021-06Adoption of the State of Colorado COVID-19 Orders and Additional Safety Requirements to Curtail the Spread of COVID-19San Miguel County Department of Public Health and Environment, Director Grace FranklinSan Miguel County, Colorado (including Telluride, Mountain Village, Norwood, Ophir and Sawpit)CountySept. 2, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DC-008Mayor's Order 2020-063Extensions of Public Emergency and Public Health Emergency and Measures to Protect Vulnerable Populations During the COVID-19 Public Health…Mayor Muriel BowserDistrict of ColumbiaStateApr. 15, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DC-037DC Health, Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Guidance for Elective Surgery (Phase 1; last updated May 26, 2020)Guidance for Elective SurgeryDC HealthDistrict of ColumbiaSector regulatorMay 26, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DC-042DC Health, Update Phase 2 Office Buildings Guidance (December 23, 2020)Update Phase 2 Office Buildings GuidanceDC HealthDistrict of ColumbiaSector regulatorDec. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DC-044DC Health, Updated Phase 2 Gyms and Workout Studios Guidance (December 20, 2020)Updated Phase 2 Gyms and Workout Studios GuidanceDC HealthDistrict of ColumbiaSector regulatorDec. 20, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DC-051DC Health, Phase 2 Schools Reopening Guidance (March 1, 2021)Phase 2 Schools Reopening GuidanceDC HealthDistrict of ColumbiaSector regulatorMar. 1, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-004Ala. 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)AlabamaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-015Act 2021-4 (SB 30, Enrolled), the Alabama COVID Immunity Act, codified at Ala. Code § 6-5-790 et seq.An Act relating to Coronavirus; to provide civil immunity for certain entities and individuals from certain damages claimed by individuals…Legislature of Alabama (SB 30, 2021 Regular Session, by Senator Orr); approved by Governor Ivey February 12, 2021AlabamaStateFeb. 12, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-020Munza v. Ivey, No. 1200003 (Ala. Mar. 19, 2021), 334 So. 3d 211Barry Munza, Larry Lewis, and Debbie Mathis v. Kay Ivey, in her official capacity as Governor; Scott Harris, in his official capacity as…Supreme Court of Alabama (Bolin, J.)Alabama (Supreme Court of Alabama)CourtMar. 19, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-014COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Retail (July 29, 2020 version), covid19.ca.govCOVID-19 Industry Guidance: Retail (July 29, 2020): the statewide operating conditions for retail establishments, with mandatory face…California Department of Public Health and Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), under the State Public Health Officer orders of May 7, 2020 (CA-015 paragraph 2, 'necessary modifications') and Aug. 28, 2020 (CA-017 paragraphs 1 and 8)CaliforniaStateJuly 29, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-020Senate Bill 21-080, Protections for Entities During COVID-19 (introduced; not enacted)Concerning Protections for Entities that Comply with Public Health Guidelines Related to COVID-19Colorado Senate (Seventy-third General Assembly, First Regular Session); prime sponsors Sen. Woodward, Reps. Bird, Bradfield and LarsonColoradoStateFeb. 16, 2021Standing dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-009OSHA COVID-19 'Standards' page (statement of the general duty clause and the standing standards applicable to SARS-CoV-2)COVID-19 - Standards (OSHA Safety and Health Topics)Occupational Safety and Health Administration (agency web publication, COVID-19 Safety and Health Topics, 'Standards')United StatesFederalMar. 1, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-003O.C.G.A. section 31-2A-4Obligation to safeguard and promote health of people of the stateGeneral Assembly of Georgia (Title 31, Chapter 2A, Department of Public Health; enacted 2011 on the creation of the Department, carrying forward Code 1933, section 88-108)GeorgiaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-HI-013Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 11, chapter 50, Food Safety Code, in particular §§ 11-50-11 (Prevention of foodborne disease transmission by employees), 11-50-20 (Supervision) and 11-50-21 (Employee health)Food Safety CodeDepartment of Health, Sanitation Branch (Food Safety Branch)HawaiiStateFeb. 24, 20142020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-003Ind. 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 enforcementIndiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition)IndianaStateMay 10, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-011FY 2020 Follow-up Federal Annual Monitoring Evaluation (FAME) Report, Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration (evaluation period Oct. 1, 2019 to Sept. 30, 2020)Federal OSHA's evaluation of IOSHA's FY 2020 enforcement, recording over 6,200 complaints (5,098 in the second half of the year), automated…U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Region V (Chicago)Indiana (State plan monitored by federal OSHA Region V)FederalOct. 1, 20192020 Q22020 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-008StatuteOffense 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)MarylandState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-00726 M.R.S. sec. 42 (powers and duties of the Bureau; the director 'shall cause to be enforced... all laws established for the protection of health, lives and limbs of operators in workshops and factories, on railroads and in other places'), sec. 44 (right of access; records), sec. 45 (citations for violation of sec. 561-A or Board rules), sec. 46 (civil penalties), sec. 49 (imminent danger; Superior Court restraint), sec. 50 (inspections on employee complaint)Title 26, Chapter 3: Bureau of Labor (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20, 2025)Maine Legislature (26 M.R.S. chapter 3, Bureau of Labor Standards, Department of Labor)MaineStateOct. 20, 20252020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-015Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1601 (SB 65 sec. 1)Definitions ('public health guidance'; 'person'; 'premises'; 'personal protective equipment')Montana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021MontanaStateFeb. 10, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-014NCDOL 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 DivisionNorth CarolinaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-005NMSA 1978, Section 12-10A-19 (Enforcement; civil penalties)Public Health Emergency Response Act: civil administrative penalty of up to $5,000 for each violation, cumulative with all other remediesLegislature of New Mexico (Public Health Emergency Response Act)New MexicoState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-001Statute (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 - powersGeneral Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Title 37, Chapter 3701, Department of Health)OhioStateSept. 29, 20132020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-00263 O.S. 1-504Quarantine (quarantine of exposed persons; isolation of infected persons; injunctive relief)Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Public Health Code; administered by local health officers under the State Board of Health's rules)OklahomaStateNov. 1, 20082020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-017Tex. Health & Safety Code § 341.091Criminal PenaltyTexas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 341, Subchapter F, Enforcement)TexasStateSept. 1, 19892020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyPrimary source read

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