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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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-VA-003	12VAC5-90, Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control (full chapter), including 12VAC5-90-80 (Lists of diseases that shall be reported), 12VAC5-90-90 (Those required to report), 12VAC5-90-100 (Methods), 12VAC5-90-103 (Isolation for communicable disease of public health threat) and 12VAC5-90-107 (Quarantine)Virginia Administrative Code, Title 12, Agency 5, Chapter 90, Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control	State Board of Health (Virginia Department of Health)	VirginiaState	July 1, 1993	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-002	Va. Code Title 32.1, Chapter 2 (sections 32.1-35 to 32.1-73.x), including Article 3 Disease Control (sections 32.1-42 Emergency rules and regulations; 32.1-43 Authority of State Health Commissioner to require quarantine, etc.; 32.1-48 Powers of Commissioner in epidemic) and Article 3.01 Isolation and Quarantine of Persons with Communicable Diseases of Public Health Threat (sections 32.1-48.05 to 32.1-48.017)Code of Virginia, Title 32.1 Health, Chapter 2 Disease Prevention and Control (full chapter text)	General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 32.1, Chapter 2, Disease Prevention and Control)	VirginiaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-060	Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic (updated July 15, 2020)Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the COVID-19 Pandemic	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	United StatesFederal	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-001	22 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)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DE-061	Emergency Secretary's Order amending 16 DE Admin. Code 4406, Home Health Agencies--Aide Only (Licensure), § 11.0 Infection Control (25 Del. Reg. 27 (July 1, 2021))DHSS Emergency Secretary's Order: every aide-only home health agency must establish a CDC-based infection prevention and control program…	Molly K. Magarik, Cabinet Secretary, Department of Health and Social Services (Division of Health Care Quality)	DelawareSector regulator	June 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-035	Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), May 2020 (as revised May 6, 2020)Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), May 2020	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	United StatesFederal	May 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NJ-002	N.J.S.A. 26:4-2, Powers of State department and local board (communicable disease control)Powers of State department and local board	New Jersey Legislature (R.S. 1937; amended L.2005, c.222, s.31; L.2012, c.17, s.337)	New JerseyState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-023	Order 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., MPH	San Bernardino County, CaliforniaCounty	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. VA-038	16VAC25-220, Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus that Causes COVID-19 (amendments, Final)Amended Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus that Causes COVID-19	Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board, Department of Labor and Industry	VirginiaSector regulator	Sept. 8, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. NH-062	Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities (July 1, 2020)COVID-19 Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities	DHHS Division of Public Health Services, Bureau of Infectious Disease Control	New HampshireSector regulator	July 1, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Health care ordersQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-03-003	Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Dental Settings During the COVID-19 ResponseGuidance for Dental Settings	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	United States (guidance only)Federal	June 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. WV-004	Executive Order 4-20Unemployment benefits for persons separated or prevented from working by COVID-19 or communicable disease control measures; WorkForce West…	Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. FOR-035	Nationwide Level 3 epidemic alert (raised May 15, 2021 for Taipei and New Taipei and May 19, 2021 nationwide), extended by the CECC announcement of July 8, 2021 to July 26, 2021 with partial relaxation from July 13, 2021; entry of non-resident foreign nationals and transit suspended from May 19, 2021CECC extends nationwide Level 3 epidemic alert until July 26 to safeguard disease prevention efforts in the community; CECC to partially…	Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare	TaiwanForeign government	July 8, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. CT-074	Notice 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 Moratorium	Connecticut Judicial Branch	ConnecticutCourt	Sept. 14, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. ND-061	State Health Officer Order 2020-08 (cross-reference to the existing library exhibit; re-issued and extended to Jan. 18, 2021 by Order 2020-08.1, Ex. ND-066)Order relating to disease control measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19: face coverings required in indoor businesses and indoor public…	State Health Officer Dirk Wilke, J.D., M.B.A., North Dakota Department of Health	North DakotaState	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DE-062	Emergency Secretary's Order amending 16 DE Admin. Code 4407, Hospital Standards (Construction, Maintenance, and Operation), § 6.0 (25 Del. Reg. 29 (July 1, 2021))DHSS Emergency Secretary's Order: every hospital must expand its infection prevention and control program on CDC guidance with a…	Molly K. Magarik, Cabinet Secretary, Department of Health and Social Services (Division of Health Care Quality)	DelawareSector regulator	June 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SD-032	2020 House Bill 1295 (enrolled), amending SDCL 34-22-18.1An Act to revise provisions regarding contagious disease control and enforcement and to declare an emergency	South Dakota Legislature (95th Session); signed by the Governor	South DakotaState	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-012	Va. Code Title 35.1, Chapter 1 (sections 35.1-1 to 35.1-10), including section 35.1-7 (Penalties, injunctions, civil penalties and charges for violations) and section 35.1-10 (Measures to prevent transmission of disease)Code of Virginia, Title 35.1, Chapter 1, General Provisions (full chapter text)	General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 35.1, Hotels, Restaurants, Summer Camps, and Campgrounds, Chapter 1, General Provisions)	VirginiaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ORL-026	Executive Order 2020-008Executive Order regarding COVID-19 requiring social distancing and adherence to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines…	Alan Harris, Chief Administrator, Office of Emergency Management	Seminole County, FloridaCounty	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-018	Full Reopening OrderEmergency Order Establishing Safety Measures for Full Reopening to Prevent the Spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Mayor James F. Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole, MD, MPH; adopted by the Board of Health July 15, 2021 as the Second Consolidated and Restated Supplemental Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 (effective July 16, 2021)	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	June 15, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-020	A Guide to Safely Reopening Larger Retail Stores (issued May 11, 2020)A Guide to Safely Reopening Larger Retail Stores: policies, access control, distancing plan under the DHHR two-per-1,000-square-feet limit…	Office of Governor Jim Justice ('West Virginia Strong -- The Comeback')	West VirginiaState	May 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. FOR-036	CECC announcement of Aug. 9, 2021 maintaining the Level 2 epidemic alert from Aug. 10 to Aug. 23, 2021 (subsequently extended through the third quarter of 2021)CECC to maintain Level 2 epidemic alert from August 10 to August 23	Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), Taiwan Centers for Disease Control	TaiwanForeign government	Aug. 9, 2021	2021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-061	10-144 C.M.R. ch. 264, Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers, emergency routine technical rule, filing 2021-166Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers (emergency rule adding COVID-19)	Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention	MaineSector regulator	Aug. 12, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-023	Emergency 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 order	City Manager Eric Holmes	City of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)City	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source

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)
State Board of Health (Virginia Department of Health), 12VAC5-90, Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control (full chapter), including 12VAC5-90-80 (Lists of diseases that shall be reported), 12VAC5-90-90 (Those required to report), 12VAC5-90-100 (Methods), 12VAC5-90-103 (Isolation for communicable disease of public health threat) and 12VAC5-90-107 (Quarantine) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VA-003)
General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 32.1, Chapter 2, Disease Prevention and Control), Va. Code Title 32.1, Chapter 2 (sections 32.1-35 to 32.1-73.x), including Article 3 Disease Control (sections 32.1-42 Emergency rules and regulations; 32.1-43 Authority of State Health Commissioner to require quarantine, etc.; 32.1-48 Powers of Commissioner in epidemic) and Article 3.01 Isolation and Quarantine of Persons with Communicable Diseases of Public Health Threat (sections 32.1-48.05 to 32.1-48.017) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VA-002)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic (updated July 15, 2020) (Ex. DUT-FED-060)
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), 22 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) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-001)
Molly K. Magarik, Cabinet Secretary, Department of Health and Social Services (Division of Health Care Quality), Emergency Secretary's Order amending 16 DE Admin. Code 4406, Home Health Agencies--Aide Only (Licensure), § 11.0 Infection Control (25 Del. Reg. 27 (July 1, 2021)) (June 25, 2021) (Ex. DE-061)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), May 2020 (as revised May 6, 2020) (Ex. DUT-FED-035)
New Jersey Legislature (R.S. 1937; amended L.2005, c.222, s.31; L.2012, c.17, s.337), N.J.S.A. 26:4-2, Powers of State department and local board (communicable disease control) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NJ-002)
Acting Health Officer Erin Gustafson, M.D., MPH, Order of the Health Officer of the County of San Bernardino for the Control of COVID-19 (April 7, 2020) (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-023)
Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board, Department of Labor and Industry, 16VAC25-220, Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus that Causes COVID-19 (amendments, Final) (Sept. 8, 2021) (Ex. VA-038)
DHHS Division of Public Health Services, Bureau of Infectious Disease Control, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities (July 1, 2020) (Ex. NH-062)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Dental Settings During the COVID-19 Response (June 17, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-003)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 4-20 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. WV-004)
Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Nationwide Level 3 epidemic alert (raised May 15, 2021 for Taipei and New Taipei and May 19, 2021 nationwide), extended by the CECC announcement of July 8, 2021 to July 26, 2021 with partial relaxation from July 13, 2021; entry of non-resident foreign nationals and transit suspended from May 19, 2021 (Ex. FOR-035)
Connecticut Judicial Branch, Notice Regarding Summary Process (eviction) Execution hearings and the CDC Eviction Moratorium (Sept. 14, 2020) (Ex. CT-074)
State Health Officer Dirk Wilke, J.D., M.B.A., North Dakota Department of Health, State Health Officer Order 2020-08 (cross-reference to the existing library exhibit; re-issued and extended to Jan. 18, 2021 by Order 2020-08.1, Ex. ND-066) (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. ND-061)
Molly K. Magarik, Cabinet Secretary, Department of Health and Social Services (Division of Health Care Quality), Emergency Secretary's Order amending 16 DE Admin. Code 4407, Hospital Standards (Construction, Maintenance, and Operation), § 6.0 (25 Del. Reg. 29 (July 1, 2021)) (June 17, 2021) (Ex. DE-062)
South Dakota Legislature (95th Session); signed by the Governor, 2020 House Bill 1295 (enrolled), amending SDCL 34-22-18.1 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. SD-032)
General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 35.1, Hotels, Restaurants, Summer Camps, and Campgrounds, Chapter 1, General Provisions), Va. Code Title 35.1, Chapter 1 (sections 35.1-1 to 35.1-10), including section 35.1-7 (Penalties, injunctions, civil penalties and charges for violations) and section 35.1-10 (Measures to prevent transmission of disease) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VA-012)
Alan Harris, Chief Administrator, Office of Emergency Management, Executive Order 2020-008 (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-ORL-026)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole, MD, MPH; adopted by the Board of Health July 15, 2021 as the Second Consolidated and Restated Supplemental Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 (effective July 16, 2021), Full Reopening Order (June 15, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHL-018)
Office of Governor Jim Justice ('West Virginia Strong -- The Comeback'), A Guide to Safely Reopening Larger Retail Stores (issued May 11, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WV-020)
Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, CECC announcement of Aug. 9, 2021 maintaining the Level 2 epidemic alert from Aug. 10 to Aug. 23, 2021 (subsequently extended through the third quarter of 2021) (Ex. FOR-036)
Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 10-144 C.M.R. ch. 264, Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers, emergency routine technical rule, filing 2021-166 (Aug. 12, 2021) (Ex. ME-061)
City Manager Eric Holmes, Emergency 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 lifted (Ex. MET-PDX-023)

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