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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. MET-RIV-023Order of the Health Officer of the County of San Bernardino for the Control of COVID-19 (April 7, 2020)Order... for the Control of COVID-19: face coverings when leaving home; non-essential businesses to remain closed; telecommuting; 14-day…Acting Health Officer Erin Gustafson, M.D., MPHSan Bernardino County, CaliforniaCountyApr. 7, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. WV-004Executive Order 4-20Unemployment benefits for persons separated or prevented from working by COVID-19 or communicable disease control measures; WorkForce West…Governor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. CT-074Notice Regarding Summary Process (eviction) Execution hearings and the CDC Eviction Moratorium9/14/20 Notice Regarding Summary Process (eviction) Execution hearings and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Eviction MoratoriumConnecticut Judicial BranchConnecticutCourtSept. 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary 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. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-040Military Personnel Guidance for Department of Defense Components in Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Mar. 26, 2020)Military Personnel Guidance for DoD Components in Responding to COVID-19Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and ReadinessDepartment of Defense military personnelFederalMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Telework mandateTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MS-066First Resolution of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen declaring a civil emergency and for the control of contagious and infectious diseasesRestaurants limited to drive-through, curbside and delivery; gatherings limited to 10; curfew authority reservedMayor and Board of AldermenCity of Starkville, Mississippi (Oktibbeha County)CityMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capPrimary 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. MET-PDX-023Emergency Order 2020-14 (May 29, 2020): parklets authorized for restaurant seating in Phase 2 and 3 (Street Eats Program; permit fee and minimum parking waived; expires July 31, 2020); picnic-shelter restrictions lifted to the extent the State's Stay Home, Stay Healthy order allows; community centers closed to July 5; parking enforcement suspended to June 30; landlord PPE and distancing rule to July 31; City infection-control and telecommuting policies until the emergency is liftedVancouver city manager issues new emergency orderCity Manager Eric HolmesCity of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)CityMay 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ND-012Executive Order 2020-14Suspension of N.D.C.C. ch. 23-07.6 confinement procedure, authorizing the State Health Officer to issue disease-control orders (isolation…Governor Doug BurgumNorth DakotaStateMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. ND-024Executive Order 2020-14.1Amended suspension of N.D.C.C. ch. 23-07.6: local health officers' confinement authority and local boards of health's quarantine authority…Governor Doug BurgumNorth DakotaStateApr. 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationQuarantine and isolationPrimary 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-023CDC Order extending the Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions (Jan. 29, 2021)Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19, 86 Fed. Reg. 8020 (Feb. 3, 2021)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHSUnited StatesFederalJan. 29, 20212021 Q1Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. FED-024CDC Order extending the Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions (Mar. 29, 2021)Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions To Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19, 86 Fed. Reg. 16731 (Mar. 31, 2021)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHSUnited StatesFederalMar. 29, 20212021 Q2Courts 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. GA-018Executive Order 04.23.20.02Providing guidance for reviving a healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19 ('Reviving a Healthy Georgia')Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-003Emergency Order No. 2 (Business Activity and Stay at Home Order)Emergency Order Temporarily Prohibiting Operation of Non-Essential Businesses and Congregation of Persons to Prevent the Spread of 2019…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted by the Board of Health as an emergency regulation Mar. 26, 2020 (effective Mar. 27, 2020)City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCityMar. 22, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary 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