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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-081	ADOC Public Announcement, 'COVID-19 -- ADOC Suspends All Visitation and Inmate Passes for 30 Days' (Mar. 16, 2020, with updates of Mar. 19-20, 2020)All visitation, inmate passes, tours and volunteer entry suspended statewide 30 days; all non-emergent inmate community physician…	Alabama Department of Corrections (Commissioner Jefferson S. Dunn)	Alabama Department of Corrections; State levelState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capHealth care ordersCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AL-091	Order of the Jefferson County Health Officer suspending certain public gatherings (March 16, 2020)First Alabama COVID-19 order: gatherings suspended and restaurants, bars and other establishments closed to on-premises service in Jefferson…	Jefferson County Health Officer Mark E. Wilson, M.D.	Jefferson County, AlabamaCounty	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
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-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. SEC-02-069	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (statewide), Mar. 19, 2020, as amended Mar. 27 (effective Mar. 28) and Apr. 3, 2020Statewide health order (elective dental, medical and surgical procedures postponed)	State Health Officer Scott Harris, M.D.	AlabamaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-03-037	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings (statewide)Statewide order of March 19, 2020	State Health Officer Scott Harris, M.D.	AlabamaState	Mar. 19, 2020		Business closureGathering capHealth care orders	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. DUT-AL-016	Guidance for Law Enforcement: State Health Order (March 21, 2020)Guidance for Law Enforcement: State Health Order	Attorney General Steve Marshall, Office of the Attorney General of Alabama	AlabamaState	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capWorkplace rulesStanding duty	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. SEC-01-104	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Mar. 19, 2020, amended Mar. 27, Apr. 3, 2020; Safer at Home Apr. 28, 2020)State Health Officer Order (postponing dental, medical and surgical procedures; barring hospital and nursing home visitation)	State Health Officer Scott Harris (Alabama Department of Public Health)	AlabamaState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capHealth care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-03-038	Amended Order of the State Health Officer (Mar. 27, 2020)Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19	State Health Officer Scott Harris, M.D.	AlabamaState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capHealth care orders	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. SEC-03-039a	Order of the State Health Officer (Stay at Home), Apr. 3, 2020Emergency Order: Stay At Home Order	State Health Officer Scott Harris, M.D.	AlabamaState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-14-078	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Amended April 3, 2020) - Stay at Home OrderStay at Home Order (amended Apr. 3, 2020)	Scott Harris, M.D., State Health Officer	AlabamaState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capWorkplace rules	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-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. DUT-AL-019	Guidelines for Safeguarding All Businesses (ADPH, 5/2020)Guidelines for Safeguarding All Businesses	Alabama Department of Public Health (posted with the Safer at Home Order of April 28, 2020)	AlabamaState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-03-039	Order of the State Health Officer (Safer at Home), Apr. 28, 2020Emergency Order Suspending Certain Public Gatherings (Safer at Home)	State Health Officer Scott Harris, M.D.	AlabamaState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-081	Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Safer at Home)Safer at Home Order (Apr. 28, 2020)	State Health Officer Scott Harris	AlabamaState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AL-075	Ordinance No. 20-69 (as introduced April 28, 2020), An Ordinance to Require Wearing Masks in Public in the City of Birmingham during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and RecoveryMasks required in public places for persons over two from May 1, 2020; businesses to ensure compliance; fine up to $500	Council of the City of Birmingham (recommended and submitted by Mayor Woodfin)	City of Birmingham, AlabamaCity	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AL-088	Human Resources Policy: Face Covering Protocol (effective May 1, 2020; revised September 30, 2020)All City employees to wear face coverings inside any City facility or worksite and when within six feet of others; disciplinary action for…	City of Birmingham, Department of Human Resources	City of Birmingham, AlabamaCity	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AL-072	Ordinance No. 20-72, An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance No. 20-69, Requiring that Face Coverings or Masks Be Worn in Public in the City of BirminghamPublic mask requirement continued to 11:59 p.m. May 15, 2020; businesses to ensure compliance by employees and customers; fine up to $500	Council of the City of Birmingham	City of Birmingham, AlabamaCity	May 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	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

Alabama Department of Corrections (Commissioner Jefferson S. Dunn), ADOC Public Announcement, 'COVID-19 -- ADOC Suspends All Visitation and Inmate Passes for 30 Days' (Mar. 16, 2020, with updates of Mar. 19-20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-081)
Jefferson County Health Officer Mark E. Wilson, M.D, Order of the Jefferson County Health Officer suspending certain public gatherings (March 16, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AL-091)
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)
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, M.D, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (statewide), Mar. 19, 2020, as amended Mar. 27 (effective Mar. 28) and Apr. 3, 2020 (Ex. SEC-02-069)
State Health Officer Scott Harris, M.D, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings (statewide) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-037)
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)
Attorney General Steve Marshall, Office of the Attorney General of Alabama, Guidance for Law Enforcement: State Health Order (March 21, 2020) (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AL-016)
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)
State Health Officer Scott Harris (Alabama Department of Public Health), Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Mar. 19, 2020, amended Mar. 27, Apr. 3, 2020; Safer at Home Apr. 28, 2020) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-104)
State Health Officer Scott Harris, M.D, Amended Order of the State Health Officer (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-038)
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)
State Health Officer Scott Harris, M.D, Order of the State Health Officer (Stay at Home), Apr. 3, 2020 (Ex. SEC-03-039a)
Scott Harris, M.D., State Health Officer, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Amended April 3, 2020) - Stay at Home Order (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-078)
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)
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)
Alabama Department of Public Health (posted with the Safer at Home Order of April 28, 2020), Guidelines for Safeguarding All Businesses (ADPH, 5/2020) (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AL-019)
State Health Officer Scott Harris, M.D, Order of the State Health Officer (Safer at Home), Apr. 28, 2020 (Ex. SEC-03-039)
State Health Officer Scott Harris, Order of the State Health Officer Suspending Certain Public Gatherings Due to Risk of Infection by COVID-19 (Safer at Home) (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-081)
Council of the City of Birmingham (recommended and submitted by Mayor Woodfin), Ordinance No. 20-69 (as introduced April 28, 2020), An Ordinance to Require Wearing Masks in Public in the City of Birmingham during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and Recovery (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. AL-075)
City of Birmingham, Department of Human Resources, Human Resources Policy: Face Covering Protocol (effective May 1, 2020; revised September 30, 2020) (Sept. 30, 2020) (Ex. AL-088)
Council of the City of Birmingham, Ordinance No. 20-72, An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance No. 20-69, Requiring that Face Coverings or Masks Be Worn in Public in the City of Birmingham (May 5, 2020) (Ex. AL-072)
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)

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