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Ex. DUT-SD-001SDCL 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 DakotaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-00122 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties)Title 22, Chapter 250: Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated January 5, 2026)Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention)MaineStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-001N.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 DakotaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-001AS 18.15.355 - 18.15.395Prevention and control of conditions of public health importance; epidemiological investigation; isolation and quarantine; powers of the…Alaska State Legislature (codified statute administered by the Department of Health and Social Services)AlaskaStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-060Trial Division Administrative Docket No. 27 of 2021In re: Continuation of Residential Eviction Moratorium Pursuant to the Order of the Centers for Disease Control issued August 3, 2021Hon. Lisette Shirdan-Harris, Administrative Judge, Trial Division, and Hon. Daniel J. Anders, Supervising Judge, Civil SectionFirst Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division)CourtAug. 4, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-002Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-502 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-099; not re-saved)Communicable diseases; Department of Health and Human Services; powers and dutiesNebraska LegislatureNebraskaStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. FED-022CDC Order: Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions To Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions To Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 55292 (Sept. 4, 2020)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS (signed by the CDC Director Sept. 1, 2020)United States (every State and territory with documented COVID-19 cases lacking an equal or stronger moratorium)FederalSept. 1, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. FED-025CDC Order extending the Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions (June 24, 2021)Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions To Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19, 86 Fed. Reg. 34010 (June 28, 2021)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHSUnited StatesFederalJune 24, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. FED-026CDC Order: Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions in Communities With Substantial or High Transmission of COVID-19Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions in Communities With Substantial or High Transmission of COVID-19 To Prevent the Further Spread of…Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHSUnited States (every county or territory experiencing substantial or high community transmission)FederalAug. 3, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-RI-008R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15-9Governor's responsibilities relating to disaster emergenciesRhode Island General Assembly (powers vested in the Governor; duties imposed on State health authorities and local code enforcement officials)Rhode IslandStateJuly 6, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-026Force Health Protection Guidance for the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak (Jan. 30, 2020)Force Health Protection Guidance for the Novel Coronavirus OutbreakUnder Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (Matthew P. Donovan)Department of Defense (department-wide)FederalJan. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-003Statute (Emergency Management Services Code, Title 35, Part V, Chapter 73, sec. 7301)35 Pa.C.S. sec. 7301, General authority of GovernorGeneral Assembly of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaStateNov. 26, 19782020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MET-IND-054Order on Protective Facial Coverings and Social Distancing (filed August 16, 2021, Marion Circuit Court)Marion Circuit and Superior Courts - Order on Protective Facial Coverings and Social Distancing (courthouse mask requirement reinstated…Marion Circuit Court (Judge Sheryl Lynch) and Marion Superior Court Executive Committee (Presiding Judge Amy Jones; Associate Presiding Judges Chavis, Flowers, Gooden), jointlyMarion County, IndianaCountyAug. 16, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. NJ-053P.L. 2021, c. 103An Act concerning emergency health powers and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes (expiration and continuation of COVID-19…New Jersey Legislature (Assembly Bill No. 5820); approved by Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateJune 4, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-080Supreme Judicial Court Seventh Updated Order Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic (entered July 1, 2021, effective July 12, 2021; amended Dec. 31, 2021 and Jan. 24, 2022)Q3 2021 court-operations order: end of Phase 3 jury-trial limits on July 9, 2021 but continued COVID-19 provisions, including six-person…Supreme Judicial Court of MassachusettsSupreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)CourtJuly 1, 20212021 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FL-070Administrative Order No. AOSC21-17, Amendment 1In re: COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols and Emergency Operational Measures for Florida Appellate and Trial Courts (Amendment 1)Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, Supreme Court of FloridaFlorida (all State courts)CourtJuly 29, 20212021 Q3Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. KY-058Administrative Order 2021-27 (Amended)In re: Kentucky Court of Justice Response to COVID-19 Emergency: Health and Safety Requirements (Delta variant; masks strongly encouraged…Supreme Court of Kentucky (Minton, C.J.)KentuckyCourtAug. 9, 20212021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. LA-034Proclamation 117 JBE 2021COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - Mitigation Measures (emergency renewed)Governor John Bel EdwardsLouisianaStateJune 22, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ME-067PMO-SJC-2 (Consolidating, Ratifying, and Superseding the Previous Orders)PMO-SJC-2: Administration of Oaths at Depositions; Electronic Filing; Deadlines; In-Person Contacts with Children and Families; Oral…Maine Supreme Judicial CourtMaineCourtMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-055Release: Federal Court Guidelines on CDC Eviction Moratorium (May 10, 2021)Federal Court Guidelines on CDC Eviction MoratoriumFranklin County Municipal CourtFranklin County, OhioCourtMay 10, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-044Third Amendment to Mandatory Face Covering Orders of May 18, 2020, June 10, 2021 and July 6, 2021, Misc. Case No. CM-2021-48700Third Amendment to Mandatory Face Covering Orders (masks again required for entry and in all public areas), August 4, 2021Penney S. Azcarate, Chief Judge, 19th Judicial Circuit of VirginiaFairfax County, VirginiaCourtAug. 4, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-051Face coverings required at all county facilities (decision following the Board meeting of August 3, 2021)Face coverings required at county facilities (posted August 4, 2021)Ramsey County Board of Commissioners (County release)Ramsey CountyCountyAug. 3, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-026City Emergency Orders index (Declaration of Civil Emergency; Emergency Orders 2020-02 to 2020-17), as captured in 2021City Emergency Orders (City's COVID-19 response updates)City of Vancouver (City Manager's Office), listing Emergency Orders 2020-02 through 2020-17 and the Declaration of Civil EmergencyCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateEvents and venuesCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAT-068Fourteenth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19Fourteenth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19Mayor Ron NirenbergCity of San Antonio, TexasCityAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-072Fifth Order Regarding Court Proceedings Pending COVID-19 State of Emergency (eviction cases)Fifth Order Regarding Court Proceedings Pending COVID-19 State of EmergencyThe Justices of the Peace of Bexar County (Tejeda, Rodriguez, Vazquez, Wentworth, Lopez)Justice of the Peace Courts, Bexar County, TexasCourtAug. 5, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read