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Ex. DUT-AR-005Ark. Code Ann. 12-75-114, Governor -- Disaster emergency responsibilitiesArk. Code Ann. 12-75-114. Governor -- Disaster emergency responsibilities (executive orders, proclamations and regulations have the force…General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1973, No. 511, sec. 8; Arkansas Emergency Services Act of 1973)ArkansasStateMar. 19, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationCapacity limitTravel and quarantineAlcohol and barsStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MD-043Order of the Governor No. 20-04-29-01, Amending and Restating the Order Dated April 5, 2020 Authorizing Various Actions Related to Nursing Homes and Other Health Care FacilitiesAmending and Restating the Order Dated April 5, 2020 Authorizing Various Actions Related to Nursing Homes and Other Health Care FacilitiesGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateApr. 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-011Casey v. Lamont, SC 20494 (argued Dec. 11, 2020; officially released Mar. 29, 2021), 338 Conn. 479, 258 A.3d 647 (2021)Kristine Casey et al. v. Governor Ned LamontSupreme Court of Connecticut (McDonald, J., for a unanimous court; Robinson, C.J., and McDonald, D'Auria, Mullins, Kahn, Ecker and Keller, Js.)Connecticut (Supreme Court of Connecticut)CourtMar. 29, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-002Ind. Code Title 10, Article 14, chapter 3: sections 10-14-3-11 (governor's orders), 10-14-3-12 (disaster emergency; gubernatorial powers), 10-14-3-22(b) (orders have the force of law), 10-14-3-34 (infraction, as amended by P.L.64-2021)Emergency Management and Disaster Law (2021 edition, including the 2021 amendment of the penalty section)Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition)IndianaStateApr. 15, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeCapacity limitAlcohol and barsStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-007StatuteGovernor'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)MarylandState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-001Statute: 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)OregonStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-FL-005Statute: Fla. Stat. § 252.36 (2020)Emergency management powers of the GovernorFlorida Legislature (codified statute); exercised by the GovernorFloridaStateJuly 1, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-020Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 4-2021 (temporary): amendments to OAR 437-004-1115, COVID-19 Workplace Requirements for Employer-Provided Labor Housing, aligning with the Governor's June 30, 2021 lifting of general restrictionsAdopted temporary amendments to COVID-19 Workplace Requirements for Employer-Provided Labor Housing (letter and filing)Oregon OSHAOregon; Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business ServicesSector regulatorJune 30, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-001Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-110, Study and prevention of diseasesArk. Code Ann. 20-7-110. Study and prevention of diseases (State Board of Health: general supervision and control; direction and control of…General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1895, No. 152; Acts 1913, No. 96, sec. 5)ArkansasStateMar. 19, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-001G.L. c. 17, s. 2AEmergency powers of the Commissioner of Public Health upon the Governor's declaration of an emergency detrimental to the public healthGeneral Court (codified statute administered by the Commissioner of Public Health)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine 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. MET-RIV-017Protocol for Critical Infrastructure Workers: Designated by the Governor's Executive Order as essential to ensure continuity of functions critical to public health and safety (Rev. 02/17/2021)Protocol for Critical Infrastructure Workers (exposure, quarantine, work exclusion and isolation rules)Riverside County Department of Public Health (Public Health Officer)Riverside County, CaliforniaCountyFeb. 17, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-003Ordinance No. 057, Series 2020 (O-200-20)An emergency ordinance permitting the temporary use of parking lots, open areas and sidewalks for outdoor dining and alcohol sales in…Louisville Metro CouncilLouisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, Kentucky (all of Jefferson County)CityMay 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitAlcohol and barsOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WA-064Healthy Washington - Roadmap to Recovery (plan; version issued May 18, 2021, including the Washington Ready transition terms)Healthy Washington - Roadmap to RecoveryGovernor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), plan incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25.12 and 20-25.13WashingtonStateMay 18, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-030Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2021-043Executive Order for the purposes of implementing measures to face the emergency caused by COVID-19 in Puerto Rico and repealing…Governor Pedro R. PierluisiPuerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorialJune 3, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-151Release: Quarantine protocols eased for those traveling to the CNMI who are fully vaccinatedQuarantine protocols eased for fully vaccinated travelers (May 15, 2021)Governor Ralph DLG. Torres / COVID-19 Task Force and CHCCCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Governor / COVID-19 Task ForceTerritorialMay 15, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
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. MET-HNL-084Mayor's Emergency Rule No. 26Mayor's Emergency Rule #26 (emergency period infractions for face coverings, gathering sizes, restaurants, bars, social establishments and…Mayor Derek S. K. KawakamiKauai CountyCountySept. 3, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-029Boletin Administrativo Num. OE-2021-037Orden Ejecutiva para establecer las normas a seguir por los pasajeros que lleguen a Puerto Rico en vuelos procedentes de los Estados Unidos…Governor Pedro R. PierluisiPuerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorialMay 20, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-044Fifth Supplemental Executive Order and ProclamationProclamation Order Suspending Certain Sections of the V.I. Code (beach conditions; remote notarization; rent freeze)Governor Albert Bryan Jr.U.S. Virgin Islands (territory) - GovernorTerritorialApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-059Twenty-First Supplemental Executive Order and ProclamationTwenty-First Supplemental Order Modifying Conditions of the Safer-at-Home Phase (General COVID-19 Orders)Governor Albert Bryan Jr.U.S. Virgin Islands (territory) - GovernorTerritorialJan. 27, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-062Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Executive Order and ProclamationTwenty-Fourth Supplemental Order Modifying Conditions of the Safer-at-Home Phase (eviction moratorium; taxis; bar seating)Governor Albert Bryan Jr.U.S. Virgin Islands (territory) - GovernorTerritorialMay 25, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitTravel and quarantineAlcohol and barsOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-063Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Executive Order and ProclamationTwenty-Fifth Supplemental Order (Travel Restrictions and Operations; Marine Restrictions)Governor Albert Bryan Jr.U.S. Virgin Islands (territory) - GovernorTerritorialJuly 15, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-064Twenty-Sixth Supplemental Executive Order and ProclamationTwenty-Sixth Supplemental Order (Travel Screening Portal; vaccination card)Governor Albert Bryan Jr.U.S. Virgin Islands (territory) - GovernorTerritorialJuly 27, 20212021 Q3Travel and quarantineVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-074Declaration of Ongoing Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency (COVID-19), June 16, 2021Declaration of Ongoing Public Health Emergency (Code Blue)Governor Lemanu P. S. MaugaAmerican Samoa (unincorporated territory) - GovernorTerritorialJune 16, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineSchools and child careVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read