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Ex. DE-001Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health ThreatDeclaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health ThreatGovernor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-022Release: Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Declares Judicial EmergencyRelease explaining the March 13, 2020 judicial emergency declaration and the standing orders of every Delaware courtDelaware Judiciary (State Court Administrator Gayle Lafferty), for Chief Justice SeitzDelaware Judiciary (Administrative Office of the Courts) (statewide)CourtMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-021Order Declaring a Judicial EmergencyDeclaration of a statewide judicial emergency effective 8:00 a.m. March 16, 2020 for 30 days; trial courts authorized to continue all trials…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (Chief Justice; statewide)CourtMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DE-002First Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyFirst Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat (restaurants, taverns…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DE-007Declaration of a Public Health Emergency for the State of DelawareDeclaration of a Public Health Emergency (Public Health Authority designated; medical-supply and bed-capacity assessments; Medicaid…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-00320 Del. C. §§ 3131-3147 (Public Health Emergencies: definitions; isolation and quarantine; vaccination and treatment; rules and regulations; liability)Delaware Code, Title 20, Chapter 31, Subchapter V: Public Health EmergenciesDelaware General Assembly (codified statute; enacted by 73 Del. Laws, c. 355 (2002))DelawareStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DE-014Extension of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (First Extension)Extension of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health ThreatGovernor John C. CarneyDelawareStateApr. 10, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-025Release: Judicial Emergency and closure of all Delaware Court facilities to the public extended to May 14, 2020 (Administrative Order No. 4)Release announcing the first 30-day extension of the judicial emergency and of the closure of all court facilities to the public, to May 14…Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice SeitzDelaware Judiciary (statewide)CourtApr. 14, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-026Release: Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. extends Judicial Emergency to June 13, 2020 (Administrative Order No. 6)Release announcing the second 30-day extension; court facilities to remain closed to the public at least through June 13, 2020; Court…Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice SeitzDelaware Judiciary (statewide)CourtMay 14, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-DE-010Division of Small Business, COVID-19 posters for businesses (required signage pack: face covering, social distancing, hand hygiene)DSB COVID-19 Posters (business signage required by the Phase 1 and Phase 2 Responsibilities of all Businesses)Delaware Division of Small BusinessDelawareStateMay 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-DE-015Phase 1: June 1 - June 14, 2020 (State reopening page restating the Phase 1 Reopen Plan guidance for businesses, the May 1, 2020 face-covering duties of businesses, and the employer exposure-control plan guidance)Phase 1: June 1 - June 14, 2020 - Delaware's Coronavirus Official WebsiteState of Delaware (coronavirus.delaware.gov, the State's official COVID-19 site; Division of Small Business and Division of Public Health guidance)DelawareStateJune 1, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DE-049Third Extension of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyThird Extension of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health ThreatGovernor John C. CarneyDelawareStateJune 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-048Administrative Order No. 7 (extension of the judicial emergency effective June 8, 2020; adoption of the four-phase Courts Reopening Plan)Third 30-day extension; Phase 1 reopening from June 8, 2020 and Phase 2 from June 15, 2020: courthouses open to the public with face…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-009Delaware's Reopening, Phase 2 (June 15, 2020): General Guidance for Individuals and Businesses and Industry GuidanceDelaware's Reopening: Phase 2, June 15, 2020 (Governor John Carney; de.gov/economy)Governor John C. Carney (Office of the Governor, with the Division of Small Business and the Division of Public Health)DelawareStateJune 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyTelework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-016Phase 2: June 15, 2020 (State reopening page restating the 'Phase 2 Responsibilities of all Businesses' and linking the Phase 2 General Guidance, industry guidance and DPH food-establishment requirements)Phase 2: June 15, 2020 - Delaware's Coronavirus Official Website (as captured July 1, 2020)State of Delaware (coronavirus.delaware.gov; Division of Small Business and Division of Public Health guidance)DelawareStateJune 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-017Reopening Phase II Requirements for Food Establishments (Revised 6.15.2020)DPH, Reopening Phase II Requirements for Food Establishments (Revised June 15, 2020)Division of Public Health, Office of Food Protection (Department of Health and Social Services)DelawareStateJune 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-050Administrative Order No. 8: Extension of Judicial EmergencyFourth 30-day extension effective July 8, 2020; courts to remain in Phase 2; no entry into Phase 3 'until medical experts believe it is…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtJuly 6, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationCapacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-051Administrative Order No. 9: Extension of Judicial EmergencyFifth 30-day extension effective Aug. 7, 2020; Phase 2 continued; Phase 3 deferred citing 'new quarantine requirements by other states, and…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtAug. 5, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationCapacity limitCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-00816 DE Admin. Code 4458, State of Delaware Food Code (effective Aug. 11, 2020; adopting the U.S. Public Health Service 2017 Food Code with Delaware amendments)16 DE Admin. Code 4458: State of Delaware Food Code RegulationsDepartment of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Food Protection (regulation)DelawareStateAug. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-011DPH Enforcement Actions: COVID-19 Enforcement Actions (administrative penalty letters and cease-and-desist notices to businesses, Aug.-Dec. 2020)DPH Enforcement Actions - COVID-19 Enforcement Actions (Delaware Health and Social Services)Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health (Public Health Authority)DelawareStateDec. 22, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DE-050Sixth Extension of the Declaration of a State of EmergencySixth Extension of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health ThreatGovernor John C. CarneyDelawareStateSept. 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-027Release: Delaware Judiciary unveils plan to resume jury trials in October, extends emergency until Oct. 5, 2020Release announcing the jury-trial resumption plan (modified Phase 3 from October 2020; facilities to 75 percent capacity) and the extension…Delaware Judiciary, for Chief Justice SeitzDelaware Judiciary (statewide)CourtSept. 4, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-052Administrative Order No. 10: Extension of Judicial Emergency (with the Jury Management Plan as Exhibit 1)Sixth 30-day extension effective Sept. 6, 2020; Phase 2 continued in September; modified Phase 3 from Oct. 5, 2020 with courthouses open to…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtSept. 4, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-053Administrative Order No. 11: Extension of Judicial EmergencySeventh 30-day extension effective Oct. 6, 2020; Phase 3 commenced Oct. 5, 2020; audiovisual proceedings; Speedy Trial Guidelines tolled; AO…Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtOct. 2, 20202020 Q4Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-055Administrative Order No. 12: Extension of Judicial Emergency (Nov. 4, 2020)Eighth 30-day extension of the judicial emergency (early November 2020)Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of DelawareSupreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)CourtNov. 4, 20202020 Q4Emergency declarationCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source