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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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. 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. DUT-ME-004	37-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)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding 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-021	Executive Order 49 FY 19/20An Order to Stay Safer at Home	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-081	COVID-19 Prevention Checklists index page (maine.gov/decd/covid-19-prevention-checklists) as of Dec. 12, 2020COVID-19 Prevention Checklists	Department of Economic and Community Development	MaineSector regulator	Dec. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-083	COVID-19 Prevention Checklist: General Guidance (as of Dec. 4, 2020)General Guidance checklist (all industries)	DECD (with DHHS and Maine CDC)	MaineSector regulator	Dec. 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-088	COVID-19 Prevention Checklist: Barbering and Cosmetology (as of Oct. 18, 2020; general guidance updated June 10, 2020)Cosmetology/Barbering checklist	DECD (with DHHS and Maine CDC)	MaineSector regulator	June 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-025	Executive Order 55 FY 19/20An Order to Further Implement the Restarting Plan	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-086	COVID-19 Prevention Checklist: Lodging (as of Oct. 18, 2020; last updated July 24, 2020)Lodging checklist	DECD (with DHHS and Maine CDC)	MaineSector regulator	July 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. ME-029	Executive Order 2 FY 20/21An Order Strengthening the Use of Face Coverings	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	July 8, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-031	Framework for Returning to Classroom Instruction (updated 7/13/2020)Framework for Returning to Classroom Instruction	Maine Department of Education	MaineSector regulator	July 13, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-036	Executive Order 7 FY 20/21 (Corrected)An Order Regarding Pre-K-12 Education	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Aug. 26, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-039	Executive Order 14 FY 20/21An Order to Implement Phase Four of the Restarting Maine's Economy Plan	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Oct. 6, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. ME-042	Executive Order 16 FY 20/21An Order to Revise Indoor Gathering Limits, Strengthen Face Covering Requirements and Delegate Certain Authority	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Nov. 4, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-046	Executive Order 19-A FY 20/21An Order Simplifying and Strengthening Enforcement of Face Covering Requirements (amended)	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-054	Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (thirteenth renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Mar. 17, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	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-055	Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (fourteenth renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. ME-056	Executive Order 37 FY 20/21An Order to Amend Face Covering Requirements	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 28, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. ME-058	Executive Order 39 FY 20/21An Order to Repeal Certain Face Covering Requirements	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	May 19, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	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. ME-074	Post-Pandemic Management Order PPMO-SJC-1 (issued June 1, 2021; revised June 28, July 1, Aug. 16, 2021; Mar. 11, May 4, 2022; Mar. 30, 2023)PPMO-SJC-1: Administrative Order and Notice from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	June 1, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-059	Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (final renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	June 11, 2021	2021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read

Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation of Insurance Emergency (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. ME-002)
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)
Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers), 37-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) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-004)
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)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 49 FY 19/20 (Apr. 29, 2020) (Ex. ME-021)
Department of Economic and Community Development, COVID-19 Prevention Checklists index page (maine.gov/decd/covid-19-prevention-checklists) as of Dec. 12, 2020 (Ex. ME-081)
DECD (with DHHS and Maine CDC), COVID-19 Prevention Checklist: General Guidance (as of Dec. 4, 2020) (Ex. ME-083)
DECD (with DHHS and Maine CDC), COVID-19 Prevention Checklist: Barbering and Cosmetology (as of Oct. 18, 2020; general guidance updated June 10, 2020) (Ex. ME-088)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 55 FY 19/20 (May 29, 2020) (Ex. ME-025)
DECD (with DHHS and Maine CDC), COVID-19 Prevention Checklist: Lodging (as of Oct. 18, 2020; last updated July 24, 2020) (Ex. ME-086)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 2 FY 20/21 (July 8, 2020) (Ex. ME-029)
Maine Department of Education, Framework for Returning to Classroom Instruction (updated 7/13/2020) (July 13, 2020) (Ex. ME-031)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 7 FY 20/21 (Corrected) (Aug. 26, 2020) (Ex. ME-036)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 14 FY 20/21 (Oct. 6, 2020) (Ex. ME-039)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 16 FY 20/21 (Nov. 4, 2020) (Ex. ME-042)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 19-A FY 20/21 (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. ME-046)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (thirteenth renewal) (Mar. 17, 2021) (Ex. ME-054)
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 to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (fourteenth renewal) (Apr. 14, 2021) (Ex. ME-055)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 37 FY 20/21 (Apr. 28, 2021) (Ex. ME-056)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 39 FY 20/21 (May 19, 2021) (Ex. ME-058)
City of Portland, City buildings: face covering and health screening protocols (update effective May 24, 2021) (June 16, 2021) (Ex. ME-092)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Post-Pandemic Management Order PPMO-SJC-1 (issued June 1, 2021; revised June 28, July 1, Aug. 16, 2021; Mar. 11, May 4, 2022; Mar. 30, 2023) (Ex. ME-074)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (final renewal) (June 11, 2021) (Ex. ME-059)

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