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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-WV-031	29 U.S.C. § 654(a) (general duty clause) (cross-reference to Ex. DUT-AL-009; not re-saved)Each employer shall furnish a place of employment free from recognized hazards causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm…	Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5)	United States (applicable to West Virginia private-sector employers; West Virginia has no approved State OSHA plan for private employers)Federal	Dec. 29, 1970	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-015	64 C.S.R. 7, Reportable Diseases, Events and Conditions (legislative rule)Reportable Diseases, Events and Conditions: reporting duties; outbreak reporting; control measures; isolation, quarantine and placarding…	West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health (legislative rule authorized by the Legislature)	West VirginiaState	July 12, 2013	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-008	W. 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 VirginiaState	Feb. 23, 2023	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-010	W. Va. Code § 61-5-17Obstructing officer; fleeing from officer; making false statements to officer; interfering with emergency communications; penalties…	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-013	Enrolled Com. Sub. for S.B. 277 (2021 Reg. Sess.), ch. 1, Acts 2021, adding W. Va. Code §§ 55-19-1 to 55-19-9, the COVID-19 Jobs Protection ActCOVID-19 Jobs Protection Act: findings; definitions; no claim for loss arising from COVID-19; products; workers' compensation exclusivity…	West Virginia Legislature (Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 277), approved by Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	Mar. 19, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. WV-063	Executive Order 12-21Formal termination of EO 9-20 and sixty-odd companion orders effective April 20, 2021; enumeration of orders remaining in effect…	Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	Apr. 19, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersEvents and venuesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-003	W. Va. Code § 16-2-11Local board of health; powers and duties	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Mar. 4, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-001	W. Va. Code § 16-3-1State Director of Health authority to quarantine and to enforce regulations; State Board of Health authority to issue regulations to control…	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-002	W. Va. Code § 16-3-2Powers of county and municipal boards of health to establish quarantine; penalty for violation	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-004	W. Va. Code § 16-2-13Local health officer; powers and duties	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-005	W. Va. Code § 16-2-15Obstructing local health officers and others in the enforcement of public health laws; other violations; penalties	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-006	W. Va. Code § 16-1-6Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health; powers and duties	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-007	W. Va. Code § 16-1-18Penalties for violating provisions of article	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-009	W. Va. Code § 15-5-18Arrest by peace officer without warrant	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-011	W. Va. Code § 21-3-1Employers to safeguard life, etc., of employees; reports and investigations of accidents; orders of commissioner	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-012	W. Va. Code § 21-3-14Power of commissioner as to witnesses; prosecution of offenses; penalties; jurisdiction; exemption of coal mining operations; recovery of…	West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)	West VirginiaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read

Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5), 29 U.S.C. § 654(a) (general duty clause) (cross-reference to Ex. DUT-AL-009; not re-saved) (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-031)
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health (legislative rule authorized by the Legislature), 64 C.S.R. 7, Reportable Diseases, Events and Conditions (legislative rule) (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-015)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code ch. 15, art. 5 (whole article), §§ 15-5-2, 15-5-6, 15-5-17 and 15-5-18 relied on (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-008)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 61-5-17 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-010)
West Virginia Legislature (Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 277), approved by Governor Jim Justice, Enrolled Com. Sub. for S.B. 277 (2021 Reg. Sess.), ch. 1, Acts 2021, adding W. Va. Code §§ 55-19-1 to 55-19-9, the COVID-19 Jobs Protection Act (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-013)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 12-21 (Apr. 19, 2021) (Ex. WV-063)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 16-2-11 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-003)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 16-3-1 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-001)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 16-3-2 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-002)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 16-2-13 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-004)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 16-2-15 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-005)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 16-1-6 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-006)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 16-1-18 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-007)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 15-5-18 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-009)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 21-3-1 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-011)
West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 21-3-14 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-012)

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