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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-MI-012	MCL 10.31 to 10.33 (Emergency Powers of the Governor Act), compiled-laws entry showing repeal by 2021 PA 77 effective March 30, 2022, with compiler's notesEmergency Powers of the Governor Act, 1945 PA 302: the statutory basis and misdemeanor penalty of the Governor's 2020 orders; held an…	Michigan Legislature (Emergency Powers of the Governor Act, 1945 PA 302; repealed by initiated law, 2021 PA 77)	MichiganState	July 21, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MI-049	In re Certified Questions from the United States District Court, Western District of Michigan, Southern Division (Midwest Institute of Health, PLLC v. Governor), No. 161492, 506 Mich. 332 (2020)Opinion holding that the Governor lacked authority under the Emergency Management Act after April 30, 2020 and that the Emergency Powers of…	Michigan Supreme Court	MichiganCourt	Oct. 2, 2020	2020 Q4	Other	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MI-011	MCL 30.403, Responsibility of governor; executive orders having the force and effect of law; declaration of state of disaster or emergencyEmergency Management Act sec. 3: the Governor's executive orders, proclamations and directives have 'the force and effect of law'; 28-day…	Michigan Legislature (Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390)	MichiganState	Dec. 30, 1976	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DET-053	Release: WCPO to Dismiss all Cases Issued Under Governor's Executive Order During COVID CrisisWayne County Prosecutor's Office dismisses ordinance violations and misdemeanors charged under the Governor's COVID-19 executive orders…	Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy (release)	Wayne County, MichiganCounty	Apr. 12, 2021	2020 Q4	Other	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MI-010	MCL 30.405, Powers of governor upon declaration of state of disaster or emergency; willful disobedience a misdemeanorEmergency Management Act sec. 5: control of ingress, egress and 'the occupancy of premises'; misdemeanor for willful disobedience of a…	Michigan Legislature (Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390)	MichiganState	Dec. 30, 1976	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MI-014	MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253 incorporating the Governor's executive orders into the epidemic findingOrder incorporating Executive Orders into the MDHHS epidemic finding	Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)	MichiganState	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closure	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-021	Executive Order 2020-67Declaration of state of emergency under the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	MichiganState	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MI-029	MDHHS Emergency Order reinforcing the Governor's executive ordersEpidemic order reinforcing Executive Orders (May 18, 2020; re-issued May 27, 2020 and in the late-July 2020 omnibus order)	Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)	MichiganState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-041	Executive Order No. 2020-41Encouraging the use of electronic signatures and remote notarization, witnessing, and visitation during the COVID-19 pandemic	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	Michigan (Governor)State	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-106	Emergency Order Under MCL 333.2253 - Temporary Restrictions on Entry into Congregate Care and Juvenile Justice FacilitiesCongregate care and juvenile justice facilities must limit visitor entry, screen every entrant for symptoms and exposure, and apply the…	Robert Gordon, Director, MDHHS	Michigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department)State	Oct. 6, 2020	2020 Q4	Gathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-006	Executive Order 2020-29 (COVID-19)Temporary COVID-19 protocols for entry into Michigan Department of Corrections facilities and transfers to and from Department custody…	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	Michigan (Governor; Michigan Department of Corrections; county jails); State levelState	Mar. 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-096	Executive Order 2020-18 (COVID-19)Enhanced restrictions on price gouging: no resale of a product at a price grossly in excess of its purchase price; no sale of any product at…	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	Michigan (Governor); State levelState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-097	Executive Order 2020-53 (COVID-19)Enhanced restrictions on price gouging, continued through May 15, 2020 (rescinding EO 2020-18)	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	Michigan (Governor); State levelState	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-088	Executive Order No. 2020-38Temporary extensions of certain FOIA deadlines to facilitate COVID-19 emergency response efforts	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	Michigan (Governor; every public body)State	Apr. 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-013	Executive Order No. 2020-28Restoring water service to occupied residences during the COVID-19 pandemic	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	Michigan (Governor, binding public water supplies)State	Mar. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-033	Executive Order No. 2020-18Enhanced restrictions on price gouging; Rescission of Executive Order 2020-8	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	Michigan (Governor, enforced by the Attorney General)State	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-034	Executive Order No. 2020-53Enhanced restrictions on price gouging; Rescission of Executive Order 2020-18	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	Michigan (Governor, enforced by the Attorney General)State	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-051	Executive Order No. 2020-19Temporary prohibition against entry to premises for the purpose of removing or excluding a tenant or mobile home owner from their home	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	Michigan (Governor; binding landlords, sheriffs and courts' process)State	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MI-001	Executive Order 2020-4Declaration of State of Emergency	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	MichiganState	Mar. 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-053	Order of October 12, 2020 in In re Certified Questions, No. 161492Order denying the Governor's motion for a transition period and confirming the immediate effect of the October 2, 2020 opinion	Michigan Supreme Court	MichiganCourt	Oct. 12, 2020	2020 Q4	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-19-011	Executive Order 2020-59Temporary requirement to suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect life (rescission of Executive Order 2020-42)	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	MichiganState	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DET-014	Emergency Public Health Order in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic ('Working Together to Fight COVID-19')Emergency Epidemic Order continuing the requirements of the Governor's Executive Orders and the MDHHS orders within the county after In re…	Wayne County Local Health Department (Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services, Public Health Division), Carol Austerberry, Health Officer	Wayne County, Michigan, excluding the City of DetroitCounty	Oct. 8, 2020	2020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DET-021	Emergency Order (2020-07) for Control of PandemicRequired screening and social distancing measures at open businesses and operations subject to the Governor's Executive Order 2020-42…	Oakland County Health Division, Leigh-Anne Stafford, Health Officer	Oakland County, MichiganCounty	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DET-022	Amended Emergency Order (2020-5) for Control of PandemicRequired screening and social distancing measures at open businesses and operations subject to the Governor's Executive Order 2020-21…	Oakland County Health Division, Leigh-Anne Stafford, Health Officer	Oakland County, MichiganCounty	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DET-029	Emergency Order (2020-5) for Control of Pandemic (signed original)Required screening and social distancing measures at open businesses and operations subject to the Governor's Executive Order 2020-21	Oakland County Health Division, Leigh-Anne Stafford, Health Officer (signed)	Oakland County, MichiganCounty	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read

Michigan Legislature (Emergency Powers of the Governor Act, 1945 PA 302; repealed by initiated law, 2021 PA 77), MCL 10.31 to 10.33 (Emergency Powers of the Governor Act), compiled-laws entry showing repeal by 2021 PA 77 effective March 30, 2022, with compiler's notes (July 21, 2021) (Ex. DUT-MI-012)
Michigan Supreme Court, In re Certified Questions from the United States District Court, Western District of Michigan, Southern Division (Midwest Institute of Health, PLLC v. Governor), No. 161492, 506 Mich. 332 (2020) (Oct. 2, 2020) (Ex. MI-049)
Michigan Legislature (Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390), MCL 30.403, Responsibility of governor; executive orders having the force and effect of law; declaration of state of disaster or emergency (standing) (Ex. DUT-MI-011)
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy (release), Release: WCPO to Dismiss all Cases Issued Under Governor's Executive Order During COVID Crisis (Apr. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-DET-053)
Michigan Legislature (Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390), MCL 30.405, Powers of governor upon declaration of state of disaster or emergency; willful disobedience a misdemeanor (standing) (Ex. DUT-MI-010)
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon), MDHHS Emergency Order under MCL 333.2253 incorporating the Governor's executive orders into the epidemic finding (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. MI-014)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order 2020-67 (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. MI-021)
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon), MDHHS Emergency Order reinforcing the Governor's executive orders (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MI-029)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order No. 2020-41 (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-041)
Robert Gordon, Director, MDHHS, Emergency Order Under MCL 333.2253 - Temporary Restrictions on Entry into Congregate Care and Juvenile Justice Facilities (Oct. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-106)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order 2020-29 (COVID-19) (Mar. 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-006)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order 2020-18 (COVID-19) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-096)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order 2020-53 (COVID-19) (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-097)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order No. 2020-38 (Apr. 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-088)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order No. 2020-28 (Mar. 28, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-013)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order No. 2020-18 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-033)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order No. 2020-53 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-034)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order No. 2020-19 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-051)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order 2020-4 (Mar. 10, 2020) (Ex. MI-001)
Michigan Supreme Court, Order of October 12, 2020 in In re Certified Questions, No. 161492 (Oct. 12, 2020) (Ex. MI-053)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order 2020-59 (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. SEC-19-011)
Wayne County Local Health Department (Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services, Public Health Division), Carol Austerberry, Health Officer, Emergency Public Health Order in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic ('Working Together to Fight COVID-19') (Oct. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-014)
Oakland County Health Division, Leigh-Anne Stafford, Health Officer, Emergency Order (2020-07) for Control of Pandemic (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-021)
Oakland County Health Division, Leigh-Anne Stafford, Health Officer, Amended Emergency Order (2020-5) for Control of Pandemic (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-022)
Oakland County Health Division, Leigh-Anne Stafford, Health Officer (signed), Emergency Order (2020-5) for Control of Pandemic (signed original) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-029)

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