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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-NC-003	N.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 Carolina	North CarolinaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-019	North Carolina Bar and Tavern Ass'n v. Stein, No. 126PA24 (N.C. Aug. 22, 2025), on review of 293 N.C. App. 402 (2024)Opinion: the Emergency Management Act 'grants the Governor the ability to impose significant restrictions or prohibitions on otherwise…	Supreme Court of North Carolina	North CarolinaCourt	Aug. 22, 2025		Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. NC-005	Executive Order No. 121Stay at Home Order and Strategic Directions for North Carolina in Response to Increasing COVID-19 Cases	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. NC-017	Executive Order No. 163Extension of Phase 2 Order with Modifications: Phase 2.5	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Aug. 31, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-003	Executive Order No. 118Limiting Operations of Restaurants and Bars and Broadening Unemployment Insurance Benefits in Response to COVID-19	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-009	Executive Order No. 135Extension of Executive Orders 118, 120, 121, and 131 (Stay at Home Order extended)	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. NC-010	Executive Order No. 138Easing Restrictions on Travel, Business Operations, and Mass Gatherings: Phase 1	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	May 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-011	Executive Order No. 141Easing Restrictions on Travel, Business Operations, and Mass Gatherings: Phase 2	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	May 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-015	Executive Order No. 153Restricting Late Night Service of Alcoholic Beverages	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	July 28, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Curfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-018	Executive Order No. 169Easing Restrictions: Phase 3	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. NC-019	Executive Order No. 170Extension of Phase 3 Order	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Oct. 21, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-023	Executive Order No. 181Implementing a Modified Stay at Home Order and Requiring Night-Time Business Closures	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Dec. 8, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-024	Executive Order No. 188Extension of the Modified Stay at Home Order	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Jan. 6, 2021	2021 Q1	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-025	Executive Order No. 189Further Extension of the Modified Stay at Home Order	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Jan. 27, 2021	2021 Q1	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-026	Executive Order No. 195Lifting the Modified Stay at Home Order and Easing Certain COVID-19 Restrictions	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Feb. 24, 2021	2021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-035	Executive Order No. 162Extending Restrictions on Late Night Service of Alcoholic Beverages	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Aug. 31, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Curfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-036	Executive Order No. 183Authorizing Delivery and Carry-Out of Mixed Beverages; Curbside Pickup and Delivery of Health Care Goods and Services	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Dec. 21, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-011	Executive Order No. 121Stay at Home Order and Strategic Directions for North Carolina in Response to Increasing COVID-19 Cases	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-012	Executive Order No. 138Easing Restrictions on Travel, Business Operations, and Mass Gatherings: Phase 1	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	May 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-012	N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.31 (Power of municipalities and counties to enact ordinances to deal with states of emergency)Types of emergency prohibitions and restrictions authorized: movements of people; operation of offices and business establishments…	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-044	Declaration of End of City COVID-19 OrdersDeclaration of End of City COVID-19 Orders, City of Raleigh, February 26, 2021	Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin	City of RaleighCity	Feb. 26, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-005	Mecklenburg County Public Health Director's Directive To Protect Mecklenburg County Residents From COVID-19Public Health Director's Directive (stay home; virtual work; 10 p.m.-5 a.m.; gatherings)	Gibbie Harris, MSPH, BSN, Public Health Director	Mecklenburg CountyCounty	Jan. 12, 2021	2021 Q1	Stay-at-homeTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-018	Revised Joint Proclamation... Restricting Movement of All Individuals... to Stay at Their Place of Residence (Mecklenburg County Stay at Home Order)Revised Joint Proclamation restricting movement of all individuals to stay at their place of residence except for essential services…	Chair George Dunlap, Mayor Vi Lyles and the six town mayors, in conjunction with the Emergency Management Coordinator and in consultation with the Public Health Director	Mecklenburg County; City of Charlotte; Towns of Matthews, Pineville, Mint Hill, Davidson, Huntersville and CorneliusCounty	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read

General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.30 (Additional powers of the Governor during state of emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-003)
Supreme Court of North Carolina, North Carolina Bar and Tavern Ass'n v. Stein, No. 126PA24 (N.C. Aug. 22, 2025), on review of 293 N.C. App. 402 (2024) (Ex. DUT-NC-019)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 121 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. NC-005)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 163 (Aug. 31, 2020) (Ex. NC-017)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 118 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. NC-003)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 135 (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. NC-009)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 138 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. NC-010)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 141 (May 20, 2020) (Ex. NC-011)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 153 (July 28, 2020) (Ex. NC-015)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 169 (Sept. 30, 2020) (Ex. NC-018)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 170 (Oct. 21, 2020) (Ex. NC-019)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 181 (Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. NC-023)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 188 (Jan. 6, 2021) (Ex. NC-024)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 189 (Jan. 27, 2021) (Ex. NC-025)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 195 (Feb. 24, 2021) (Ex. NC-026)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 162 (Aug. 31, 2020) (Ex. NC-035)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 183 (Dec. 21, 2020) (Ex. NC-036)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 121 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-011)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 138 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-012)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.31 (Power of municipalities and counties to enact ordinances to deal with states of emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-012)
Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin, Declaration of End of City COVID-19 Orders (Feb. 26, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLT-044)
Gibbie Harris, MSPH, BSN, Public Health Director, Mecklenburg County Public Health Director's Directive To Protect Mecklenburg County Residents From COVID-19 (Jan. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-CLT-005)
Chair George Dunlap, Mayor Vi Lyles and the six town mayors, in conjunction with the Emergency Management Coordinator and in consultation with the Public Health Director, Revised Joint Proclamation... Restricting Movement of All Individuals... to Stay at Their Place of Residence (Mecklenburg County Stay at Home Order) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLT-018)

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