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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-AL-008	Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-3-22-.08Food Establishment Sanitation -- Compliance and Enforcement (permit required; permit revocable for violation of the rules)	Alabama State Committee of Public Health, Bureau of Environmental Services (Alabama Department of Public Health)	AlabamaState	Dec. 25, 1996	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. AL-003	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa and Walker Counties)Order suspending gatherings of 25 or more, closing senior centers, private schools and child care, barring nursing-home visitation and…	State Health Officer Scott Harris	Alabama (Blount, St. Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa and Walker Counties)State	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AL-004	First Supplemental State of Emergency Proclamation (COVID-19)Rescheduling the March 31, 2020 primary runoff; ratifying the closure of all K-12 public schools; Open Meetings Act relief; emergency…	Governor Kay Ivey	AlabamaState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationSchools and child careCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AL-005	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide)Statewide order prohibiting gatherings of 25 or more, closing beaches, senior centers, all schools, colleges and child-care centers, barring…	State Health Officer Scott Harris	AlabamaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AL-006	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended March 20, 2020Amendment limiting the gathering prohibition to non-work gatherings, directing employers to meet the standards, closing in-person…	State Health Officer Scott Harris	AlabamaState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AL-007	Emergency Rule 420-4-1-.13 ER, Statewide Social Distancing Requirements in Response to COVID-19Emergency rule adopting the State Health Officer's statewide order as a rule of the State Board of Health	Alabama Department of Public Health (State Board of Health)	AlabamaState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AL-011	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended March 27, 2020Non-essential business closures: entertainment venues, athletic facilities, close-contact service providers and six retail categories…	State Health Officer Scott Harris	AlabamaState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-018	'Safer at Home' Statewide Public Health Order Frequently Asked Questions (undated; posted March 2020)'Safer at Home' Statewide Public Health Order Frequently Asked Questions	Office of the Governor and Alabama Department of Public Health (FAQ posted on governor.alabama.gov for the State Health Officer's amended order of March 27, 2020)	AlabamaState	Mar. 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. AL-070	Ordinance No. 20-50, An Ordinance to Readopt and Amend Ordinance No. 20-48, Establishing a 'Shelter in Place Order'Shelter-in-place curfew readopted and continued to 11:59 p.m. April 30, 2020; all businesses to comply with the State Health Officer's…	Council of the City of Birmingham; approved by Mayor Randall L. Woodfin	City of Birmingham, AlabamaCity	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantineSchools and child careCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. AL-013	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended April 3, 2020 (with technical revisions dated April 10, 2020) -- the Stay at Home OrderStay at Home Order	State Health Officer Scott Harris (announced by Governor Ivey)	AlabamaState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-017	Guidance for Law Enforcement: Enforcement of 'Stay at Home' Order (April 5, 2020)Guidance for Law Enforcement -- Subject: Enforcement of 'Stay at Home' Order	Attorney General Steve Marshall, Office of the Attorney General of Alabama	AlabamaState	Apr. 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitHealth care ordersStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. AL-010	Fourth Supplemental State of Emergency Proclamation (Mar. 26, 2020), sec. III; AL-012 (Fifth Supplemental, Apr. 2, 2020)Alternative methods of instruction for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year; EMS licensure extension; remote notarization by…	Governor Kay Ivey	AlabamaState	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Schools and child careHealth care ordersCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AL-017	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended April 28, 2020 -- the Safer at Home OrderSafer at Home Order: mandatory employer and business protections, retail at 50 percent, higher-risk businesses closed, restaurants takeout…	State Health Officer Scott Harris (announced by Governor Ivey April 28, 2020)	AlabamaState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AL-020	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended May 8, 2020 (Safer at Home)Reopening of restaurants (party size 8, six feet between tables, employee masks, no self-service), close-contact providers and athletic…	State Health Officer Scott Harris	AlabamaState	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AL-021	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended May 21, 2020 (Safer at Home)Entertainment venues reopen at 50 percent May 22 at 5:00 p.m.; team athletics limited to conditioning until June 14; schools may operate…	State Health Officer Scott Harris	AlabamaState	May 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AL-077	Order of the Jefferson County Health Officer adopting the State Health Officer's Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings but retaining limitations on entertainment venues until June 6, 2020 (Spanish-language version)Jefferson County adopts the May 21, 2020 statewide order but keeps entertainment venues closed in the county until June 6, 2020	Jefferson County Health Officer Mark E. Wilson, M.D.	Jefferson County, AlabamaCounty	May 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AL-024	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended June 30, 2020 (Safer at Home)Extension of the Safer at Home Order to July 31, 2020; hospital and long-term care visitation 'limited' from July 3, 2020	State Health Officer Scott Harris	AlabamaState	June 30, 2020	2020 Q3	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AL-027	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended July 15, 2020 (Safer at Home; statewide mask order)Statewide facial-covering requirement; employer code adds 'encouraging use of masks'; preemption of county face-covering orders and…	State Health Officer Scott Harris; promulgated by Governor Ivey	AlabamaState	July 15, 2020	2020 Q3	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AL-030	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended July 29, 2020 (Safer at Home)Extension to August 31, 2020; masks required of students in second grade and above; children six and under or below second grade exempt	State Health Officer Scott Harris; promulgated by Governor Ivey	AlabamaState	July 29, 2020	2020 Q3	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AL-032	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended August 27, 2020 (Safer at Home)Extension to October 2, 2020; restaurant paragraph extended to all food service establishments and retail food stores from August 31…	State Health Officer Scott Harris; promulgated by Governor Ivey	AlabamaState	Aug. 27, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AL-034	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended September 30, 2020 (Safer at Home)Extension to November 8, 2020; hospital and long-term care visitation limited to one caregiver or visitor at a time from October 2, 2020…	State Health Officer Scott Harris; promulgated by Governor Ivey	AlabamaState	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AL-038	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended November 5, 2020 (Safer at Home)Extension to December 11, 2020; 50 percent occupancy caps at retail, athletic facilities and entertainment venues removed effective November…	State Health Officer Scott Harris; promulgated by Governor Ivey	AlabamaState	Nov. 5, 2020	2020 Q4	Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AL-040	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended December 9, 2020 (Safer at Home)Extension of the mask mandate and all Safer at Home rules to January 22, 2021 (the winter re-tightening by continuation)	State Health Officer Scott Harris; promulgated by Governor Ivey	AlabamaState	Dec. 9, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AL-043	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended January 21, 2021 (Safer at Home)Extension of the mask mandate and all Safer at Home rules to March 5, 2021	State Health Officer Scott Harris; promulgated by Governor Ivey	AlabamaState	Jan. 21, 2021	2021 Q1	Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-015	Act 2021-4 (SB 30, Enrolled), the Alabama COVID Immunity Act, codified at Ala. Code § 6-5-790 et seq.An Act relating to Coronavirus; to provide civil immunity for certain entities and individuals from certain damages claimed by individuals…	Legislature of Alabama (SB 30, 2021 Regular Session, by Senator Orr); approved by Governor Ivey February 12, 2021	AlabamaState	Feb. 12, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read

Alabama State Committee of Public Health, Bureau of Environmental Services (Alabama Department of Public Health), Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-3-22-.08 (standing) (Ex. DUT-AL-008)
State Health Officer Scott Harris, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa and Walker Counties) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AL-003)
Governor Kay Ivey, First Supplemental State of Emergency Proclamation (COVID-19) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AL-004)
State Health Officer Scott Harris, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AL-005)
State Health Officer Scott Harris, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended March 20, 2020 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AL-006)
Alabama Department of Public Health (State Board of Health), Emergency Rule 420-4-1-.13 ER, Statewide Social Distancing Requirements in Response to COVID-19 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AL-007)
State Health Officer Scott Harris, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended March 27, 2020 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. AL-011)
Office of the Governor and Alabama Department of Public Health (FAQ posted on governor.alabama.gov for the State Health Officer's amended order of March 27, 2020), 'Safer at Home' Statewide Public Health Order Frequently Asked Questions (undated; posted March 2020) (Mar. 28, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AL-018)
Council of the City of Birmingham; approved by Mayor Randall L. Woodfin, Ordinance No. 20-50, An Ordinance to Readopt and Amend Ordinance No. 20-48, Establishing a 'Shelter in Place Order' (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. AL-070)
State Health Officer Scott Harris (announced by Governor Ivey), Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended April 3, 2020 (with technical revisions dated April 10, 2020) -- the Stay at Home Order (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. AL-013)
Attorney General Steve Marshall, Office of the Attorney General of Alabama, Guidance for Law Enforcement: Enforcement of 'Stay at Home' Order (April 5, 2020) (Apr. 5, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AL-017)
Governor Kay Ivey, Fourth Supplemental State of Emergency Proclamation (Mar. 26, 2020), sec. III; AL-012 (Fifth Supplemental, Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. AL-010)
State Health Officer Scott Harris (announced by Governor Ivey April 28, 2020), Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended April 28, 2020 -- the Safer at Home Order (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. AL-017)
State Health Officer Scott Harris, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended May 8, 2020 (Safer at Home) (Ex. AL-020)
State Health Officer Scott Harris, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended May 21, 2020 (Safer at Home) (Ex. AL-021)
Jefferson County Health Officer Mark E. Wilson, M.D, Order of the Jefferson County Health Officer adopting the State Health Officer's Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings but retaining limitations on entertainment venues until June 6, 2020 (Spanish-language version) (May 22, 2020) (Ex. AL-077)
State Health Officer Scott Harris, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended June 30, 2020 (Safer at Home) (Ex. AL-024)
State Health Officer Scott Harris; promulgated by Governor Ivey, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended July 15, 2020 (Safer at Home; statewide mask order) (Ex. AL-027)
State Health Officer Scott Harris; promulgated by Governor Ivey, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended July 29, 2020 (Safer at Home) (Ex. AL-030)
State Health Officer Scott Harris; promulgated by Governor Ivey, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended August 27, 2020 (Safer at Home) (Aug. 27, 2020) (Ex. AL-032)
State Health Officer Scott Harris; promulgated by Governor Ivey, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended September 30, 2020 (Safer at Home) (Sept. 30, 2020) (Ex. AL-034)
State Health Officer Scott Harris; promulgated by Governor Ivey, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended November 5, 2020 (Safer at Home) (Nov. 5, 2020) (Ex. AL-038)
State Health Officer Scott Harris; promulgated by Governor Ivey, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended December 9, 2020 (Safer at Home) (Dec. 9, 2020) (Ex. AL-040)
State Health Officer Scott Harris; promulgated by Governor Ivey, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Applicable Statewide), Amended January 21, 2021 (Safer at Home) (Jan. 21, 2021) (Ex. AL-043)
Legislature of Alabama (SB 30, 2021 Regular Session, by Senator Orr); approved by Governor Ivey February 12, 2021, Act 2021-4 (SB 30, Enrolled), the Alabama COVID Immunity Act, codified at Ala. Code § 6-5-790 et seq. (Feb. 12, 2021) (Ex. DUT-AL-015)

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