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Ex. DUT-ME-00437-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended)Title 37-B, Chapter 13: Maine Emergency Management Agency (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20, 2025)Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers)MaineStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-00220 ILCS 3305/7 (Emergency Powers of the Governor)Emergency powers of the Governor upon a disaster proclamation, including control of the movement of persons and the occupancy of premisesIllinois General Assembly (Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act)IllinoisStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-020Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020)Decision holding that the Civil Defense Act authorized the Governor's March 10, 2020 declaration and the COVID-19 emergency orders, that the…Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.)MassachusettsCourtDec. 10, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-038Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland, Prohibiting Price Gouging (Mar. 23, 2020) (Order No. 20-03-23-03)Prohibiting retailers from increasing the sale or rental price of enumerated goods and services (food, fuel, medicine, medical supplies or…Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.Maryland (Governor); State levelStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Supply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-003N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.30 (Additional powers of the Governor during state of emergency)Additional powers of the Governor during state of emergency: direction of law enforcement (a)(2); control of ingress, egress, movement and…General Assembly of North CarolinaNorth CarolinaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-039Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland, Various Health Care Matters (Mar. 19, 2020) (Order No. 20-03-19-01)Establishment of health facilities (including decommissioned hospitals and State property for treatment, isolation and quarantine); resource…Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.Maryland (Governor; Secretary of Health); State levelStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersSupply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AL-052Proclamation by the Governor: State of Emergency (COVID-19), August 13, 2021New state public health emergency for COVID-19 (Delta surge): health-care workforce and hospital capacity measures; FMCSA hours-of-service…Governor Kay IveyAlabamaStateAug. 13, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationHealth care ordersSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-043Joint Statement on Reports of Price-Gouging of Medical Supplies in TexasWarning that price gouging of medical supplies will be prosecuted; the Governor 'has the power to declare Chapter 418,' which 'will give the…Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken PaxtonTexas (Governor and Attorney General); State levelStateMar. 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Supply chainOtherPrimary 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-TN-006Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 58-2-107Emergency management powers of the governorTennessee General Assembly (codified statute); exercised by the GovernorTennesseeState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-006S.C. Code Ann. §§ 1-3-420, 1-3-430, 1-3-440, 1-3-460 (Title 1, Chapter 3, Article 7)Proclamation of emergency by Governor; orders to prevent danger; further powers of Governor; powers supplementalGeneral Assembly of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capStanding dutyPrimary 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. DUT-MO-005RSMo 44.100Emergency powers of governorMissouri General Assembly (Revised Statutes of Missouri, chapter 44, Civil Defense / Emergency Management)MissouriStateAug. 28, 20082020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationWorkplace rulesSupply chainStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-005N.D.C.C. 37-17.1-05 (with 37-17.1-10 for local declarations)The governor and disasters or emergencies - penaltyLegislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute; powers exercised by Governor Doug Burgum under Executive Order 2020-03)North DakotaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-008W. Va. Code ch. 15, art. 5 (whole article), §§ 15-5-2, 15-5-6, 15-5-17 and 15-5-18 relied onEmergency Management Act: definition of 'disaster' (including 'epidemic'); proclamation of a state of emergency and additional powers of the…West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)West VirginiaStateFeb. 23, 20232020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-065Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Executive Order and ProclamationTwenty-Seventh Supplemental Order (mass gatherings; beach closures; travel portal)Acting Governor Tregenza A. Roach (for Governor Bryan)U.S. Virgin Islands (territory) - GovernorTerritorialAug. 6, 20212021 Q3Gathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-152Release: CNMI moves to Community Vulnerability Level GREENCNMI moves to Community Vulnerability Level GREEN (June 17, 2021; effective June 18, 2021)Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation and the Governor's COVID-19 Task ForceCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Governor / CHCC / COVID-19 Task ForceTerritorialJune 17, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WV-001Proclamation (State of Emergency)A Proclamation by the Governor declaring a State of Emergency in all fifty-five countiesGovernor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-066TDCJ Visitation Alert of Mar. 13, 2020Visitation temporarily suspended at all TDCJ facilities statewide until further notice, 'in accordance with Governor Abbott's declaration'Texas Department of Criminal Justice (Executive Director Bryan Collier)Texas Department of Criminal Justice; State levelStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-020Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Council, No. 122,765 (Kan. Apr. 11, 2020) (original action in quo warranto; quo warranto granted in part)Laura Kelly, Governor of the State of Kansas, v. Legislative Coordinating Council, et al.Supreme Court of Kansas (per curiam)KansasCourtApr. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyGathering capEvents and venuesStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KY-017KRS 39A.100Emergency powers of Governor and local chief executive officersKentucky General Assembly (KRS ch. 39A)KentuckyStateApr. 3, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capCurfew and hoursStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-004NMSA 1978, Sections 12-10A-5 (Declaring a state of public health emergency) and 12-10A-6 (Special powers during a public health emergency)Public Health Emergency Response Act: the Governor's declaration, the Secretary of Health's coordination of the response, and the special…Legislature of New Mexico (Public Health Emergency Response Act)New MexicoStateMar. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersSupply chainStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-026Clark County emergency ordinance adding Clark County Code 3.04.065 (Violation of Declaration of Emergency), adopted Apr. 21, 2020An emergency ordinance to amend Clark County Code by the addition of a new provision to Chapter 3.04 of the Clark County Code imposing…Clark County Board of County Commissioners (regular meeting Apr. 21, 2020, item 57; Legistar matter HIST-1378115)Clark County, NevadaCountyApr. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary 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