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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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. ME-001	Proclamation of State of Civil Emergency to Further Protect Public HealthProclamation of State of Civil Emergency to Further Protect Public Health	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. ME-003	P.L. 2019, ch. 617 (LD 2167, SP 789)An Act To Implement Provisions Necessary to the Health, Welfare and Safety of the Citizens of Maine in Response to the COVID-19 Public…	Maine Legislature (129th), approved by Governor Mills	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. ME-092	City buildings: face covering and health screening protocols (update effective May 24, 2021)Stay the Course: Masks Still Required in City Buildings	City of Portland	Portland, MaineCity	June 16, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-016	Public Law 2021, chapter 28 (L.D. 1), An Act To Establish the COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights and To Amend the Governor's Emergency Powers, Part C, enacting 37-B M.R.S. sec. 742(1)(E)An Act To Establish the COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights and To Amend the Governor's Emergency Powers	130th Maine Legislature (L.D. 1, S.P. 29); became law without the Governor's signature	MaineState	Mar. 25, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. ME-002	Proclamation of Insurance EmergencyProclamation of Insurance Emergency	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. ME-069	PMO-SJC-8Emergency Rules from the Supreme Judicial Court on Waiver of Initial Appearances and Arraignments	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	Sept. 23, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-018	Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (first renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. ME-060	Executive Order 40 FY 20/21An Order Providing an Orderly Transition Following the Termination of the State of Civil Emergency	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	June 30, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationSchools and child careHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. ME-067	PMO-SJC-2 (Consolidating, Ratifying, and Superseding the Previous Orders)PMO-SJC-2: Administration of Oaths at Depositions; Electronic Filing; Deadlines; In-Person Contacts with Children and Families; Oral…	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-075	PPMO-TC-1Administrative Order from the Maine Trial Court Chiefs Regarding Previous Pandemic Management Orders	Maine Trial Court Chiefs (Superior Court Chief Justice Mullen; District Court Chief Judge French; Deputy Chief Judge Lawrence)	MaineCourt	July 13, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read

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)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation of State of Civil Emergency to Further Protect Public Health (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. ME-001)
Maine Legislature (129th), approved by Governor Mills, P.L. 2019, ch. 617 (LD 2167, SP 789) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. ME-003)
City of Portland, City buildings: face covering and health screening protocols (update effective May 24, 2021) (June 16, 2021) (Ex. ME-092)
130th Maine Legislature (L.D. 1, S.P. 29); became law without the Governor's signature, Public Law 2021, chapter 28 (L.D. 1), An Act To Establish the COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights and To Amend the Governor's Emergency Powers, Part C, enacting 37-B M.R.S. sec. 742(1)(E) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-016)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation of Insurance Emergency (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. ME-002)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, PMO-SJC-8 (Sept. 23, 2020) (Ex. ME-069)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (first renewal) (Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. ME-018)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 40 FY 20/21 (June 30, 2021) (Ex. ME-060)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, PMO-SJC-2 (Consolidating, Ratifying, and Superseding the Previous Orders) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. ME-067)
Maine Trial Court Chiefs (Superior Court Chief Justice Mullen; District Court Chief Judge French; Deputy Chief Judge Lawrence), PPMO-TC-1 (July 13, 2021) (Ex. ME-075)

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