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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-071	GDC notice, 'Visitation Suspended Through 8.12.2020' (current as of July 9, 2020), with the Visitation Update of July 8, 2020 and Attorney Visitation notice of July 10, 2020Statewide visitation suspension (from Mar. 13, 2020) continued through Aug. 12, 2020	Georgia Department of Corrections (Commissioner Timothy C. Ward)	Georgia Department of Corrections; State levelState	July 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-033	Order Declaring Judicial Emergency, In re Declaration of Judicial Emergency, No. 20-1-0005 (Cobb Super. Ct.)Order Declaring Judicial Emergency (Cobb Judicial Circuit)	Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County	Cobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)Court	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-134	Order Declaring Statewide Judicial Emergency (as amended)Order Declaring Statewide Judicial Emergency	Supreme Court of Georgia (Chief Justice Harold D. Melton)	GeorgiaCourt	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. GA-062	Order Declaring Statewide Judicial EmergencyStatewide judicial emergency (jury trials, grand juries and deadlines suspended)	Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia	GeorgiaCourt	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-12-034	Order Declaring Statewide Judicial Emergency (Mar. 14, 2020), as amendedStatewide Judicial Emergency	Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia	GeorgiaCourt	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-059	Order declaring a judicial emergency for all courts in Clayton County (Mar. 16-Apr. 13, 2020)Clayton County Judicial Circuit order halts jury trials and civil or non-essential matters	Chief Judge Geronda V. Carter, Superior Court of Clayton County	Clayton County, Georgia (Clayton Judicial Circuit)Court	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-062	Fulton County Clerk website 'Emergency Alert: Board of Equalization Tax Appeal Hearing Updates' and real-estate recording Good-Thru notice (as archived nearest April 1, 2020)Fulton County Clerk emergency alert and recording Good-Thru notice (March-April 2020)	Fulton County Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts Cathelene Robinson	Fulton County, Georgia (Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts; real-estate recording)County	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. GA-007	Executive Order 03.25.20.01Regarding Georgia driver's licenses and identification cards, ignition interlock device requirements, etc.	Governor Brian P. Kemp	GeorgiaState	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. GA-057	Executive Order 03.31.20.01Authorizing the use of real-time audio-visual communication technology to assist in notarizing real estate documents	Governor Brian P. Kemp	GeorgiaState	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-12-051	Executive Order 03.31.20.01Suspending in-person requirements for the attestation and notarization of real estate documents (remote video)	Governor Brian P. Kemp	GeorgiaState	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. GA-021	Executive Order 04.03.20.02Expanding the definition of Essential Services and clarifying enforcement provisions in Executive Order 04.02.20.01	Governor Brian P. Kemp	GeorgiaState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-135	Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (first extension)First extension of the Statewide Judicial Emergency (to May 13, 2020)	Supreme Court of Georgia (Chief Justice Harold D. Melton)	GeorgiaCourt	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. GA-015	Executive Order 04.09.20.01Temporarily Allowing Remote Notarization and Attestation of documents during the COVID-19 Public Health State of Emergency	Governor Brian P. Kemp	GeorgiaState	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-035	Second Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial EmergencySecond Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (filed May 11, 2020)	Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia	Georgia (statewide; posted by Cobb County for the Cobb Judicial Circuit)Court	May 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-020	Atlanta Judicial Circuit Guidelines for Expanding In-Person Proceedings (June 11, 2020), adopted as an Order of the Superior Court of Fulton County on June 12, 2020Atlanta Judicial Circuit Guidelines for Expanding In-Person Proceedings	Chief Judges of the Superior, State and Magistrate Courts of Fulton County (Chief Judge Christopher S. Brasher, Superior Court)	Fulton County, Georgia (Atlanta Judicial Circuit: Superior, State and Magistrate Courts)Court	June 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-036	Order Declaring Courthouse Safety Guidelines During the Judicial Emergency, In re Declaration of Courthouse Safety Guidelines, No. 20-1-0005Order Declaring Courthouse Safety Guidelines During the Judicial Emergency	Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County	Cobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)Court	June 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. FED-316	Fourth Amendment to General Order 20-01In re: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 (General Order 20-01, Fourth Amendment)	Chief Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr.	United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta, Gainesville, Newnan, Rome)Court	July 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-027	Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the Courthouse (July 2020)Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the Courthouse	Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County	Cobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)Court	July 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-028	Alternatives When Handling Non-Essential Matters (July 10, 2020)Alternatives When Handling Non-Essential Matters	Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County	Cobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)Court	July 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. GA-063	Fourth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial EmergencyReimposition of litigant deadlines effective July 14, 2020, excepting jury and grand jury deadlines	Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia	GeorgiaCourt	July 10, 2020	2020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ATL-029	Letter of the Chief Magistrate regarding dispossessory (eviction) cases and small claims, July 14, 2020Chief Magistrate's letter: no eviction hearings or writs of possession since March 14, 2020; landlord/tenant and small-claims calendars…	Chief Magistrate Judge Brendan F. Murphy, Magistrate Court of Cobb County	Cobb County, Georgia (Magistrate Court)Court	July 14, 2020	2020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-012	Senate Bill 359 (2020), Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety ActAn Act to amend Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to torts, so as to provide for certain immunities from…	General Assembly of Georgia (Senators Hufstetler, Tillery, Strickland, Albers, Kirkpatrick and others); approved by Governor Brian P. Kemp, August 5, 2020	GeorgiaState	Aug. 5, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-015	DPH Administrative Order, Long-Term Care Facilities Reopening GuidanceState of Georgia Department of Public Health Administrative Order: Long-Term Care Facilities Reopening Guidance	Georgia Department of Public Health (Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner and State Health Officer)	GeorgiaState	Sept. 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. GA-064	Order of December 22, 2020 (Ninth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency, as amended) suspending jury trialsStatewide suspension of jury trials during the winter surge	Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia	GeorgiaCourt	Dec. 22, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ATL-037	Order Regarding Restriction of In Person Proceedings (State Court of Cobb County)Order Regarding Restriction of In Person Proceedings	State Court of Cobb County (Clerk Robin C. Bishop, filed)	Cobb County, Georgia (State Court)Court	Dec. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Primary source read

Georgia Department of Corrections (Commissioner Timothy C. Ward), GDC notice, 'Visitation Suspended Through 8.12.2020' (current as of July 9, 2020), with the Visitation Update of July 8, 2020 and Attorney Visitation notice of July 10, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-071)
Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County, Order Declaring Judicial Emergency, In re Declaration of Judicial Emergency, No. 20-1-0005 (Cobb Super. Ct.) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-033)
Supreme Court of Georgia (Chief Justice Harold D. Melton), Order Declaring Statewide Judicial Emergency (as amended) (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-134)
Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia, Order Declaring Statewide Judicial Emergency (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. GA-062)
Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia, Order Declaring Statewide Judicial Emergency (Mar. 14, 2020), as amended (Ex. SEC-12-034)
Chief Judge Geronda V. Carter, Superior Court of Clayton County, Order declaring a judicial emergency for all courts in Clayton County (Mar. 16-Apr. 13, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-059)
Fulton County Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts Cathelene Robinson, Fulton County Clerk website 'Emergency Alert: Board of Equalization Tax Appeal Hearing Updates' and real-estate recording Good-Thru notice (as archived nearest April 1, 2020) (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-062)
Governor Brian P. Kemp, Executive Order 03.25.20.01 (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. GA-007)
Governor Brian P. Kemp, Executive Order 03.31.20.01 (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. GA-057)
Governor Brian P. Kemp, Executive Order 03.31.20.01 (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-051)
Governor Brian P. Kemp, Executive Order 04.03.20.02 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. GA-021)
Supreme Court of Georgia (Chief Justice Harold D. Melton), Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (first extension) (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-135)
Governor Brian P. Kemp, Executive Order 04.09.20.01 (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. GA-015)
Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia, Second Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (May 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-035)
Chief Judges of the Superior, State and Magistrate Courts of Fulton County (Chief Judge Christopher S. Brasher, Superior Court), Atlanta Judicial Circuit Guidelines for Expanding In-Person Proceedings (June 11, 2020), adopted as an Order of the Superior Court of Fulton County on June 12, 2020 (Ex. MET-ATL-020)
Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County, Order Declaring Courthouse Safety Guidelines During the Judicial Emergency, In re Declaration of Courthouse Safety Guidelines, No. 20-1-0005 (June 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-036)
Chief Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr, Fourth Amendment to General Order 20-01 (July 31, 2020) (Ex. FED-316)
Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County, Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the Courthouse (July 2020) (July 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-027)
Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County, Alternatives When Handling Non-Essential Matters (July 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-028)
Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia, Fourth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (July 10, 2020) (Ex. GA-063)
Chief Magistrate Judge Brendan F. Murphy, Magistrate Court of Cobb County, Letter of the Chief Magistrate regarding dispossessory (eviction) cases and small claims, July 14, 2020 (Ex. MET-ATL-029)
General Assembly of Georgia (Senators Hufstetler, Tillery, Strickland, Albers, Kirkpatrick and others); approved by Governor Brian P. Kemp, August 5, 2020, Senate Bill 359 (2020), Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act (Aug. 5, 2020) (Ex. DUT-GA-012)
Georgia Department of Public Health (Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner and State Health Officer), DPH Administrative Order, Long-Term Care Facilities Reopening Guidance (Sept. 15, 2020) (Ex. DUT-GA-015)
Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia, Order of December 22, 2020 (Ninth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency, as amended) suspending jury trials (Dec. 22, 2020) (Ex. GA-064)
State Court of Cobb County (Clerk Robin C. Bishop, filed), Order Regarding Restriction of In Person Proceedings (State Court of Cobb County) (Dec. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-037)

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