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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-MA-012	St. 1950, c. 639 (the Civil Defense Act), ss. 1, 5, 7, 8, 8AAn Act to Provide for the Safety of the Commonwealth During the Existence of an Emergency Resulting from Disaster or from Hostile Action	General Court; approved by the Governor July 20, 1950 (emergency law)	MassachusettsState	July 20, 1950	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MA-002	COVID-19 Order No. 1Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, s. 20	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MA-056	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Implementing Policies and Procedures for Restricting Visitor Access to Nursing Homes and Rest HomesOrder restricting visitors at nursing and rest homes	Commissioner of Public Health	MassachusettsState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-076	Supreme Judicial Court Order in re COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic regarding access to state courthouses and court facilities (OE-144)Persons diagnosed with, exposed to or symptomatic of coronavirus, persons asked to self-quarantine, and persons who had travelled to China…	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)Court	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MA-003	COVID-19 Order No. 2Order Prohibiting Gatherings of More Than 250 People	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-001	Declaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of BostonDeclaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston	Boston Public Health Commission, acting through Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves	City of Boston (Suffolk County), MassachusettsCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-007	City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubsPublic health emergency declared, details for BPS, restrictions for restaurants, bars, clubs (boston.gov, March 15, 2020)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public Schools	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-100	Bulletin 2020-04Emergency Measures to Address and to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus): implementation of the Governor's telehealth order	Gary D. Anderson, Commissioner of Insurance	Massachusetts; Division of InsuranceSector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MA-004	COVID-19 Order No. 3Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-127	COVID-19 Order No. 6 (Mar. 15, 2020), Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary SchoolsTemporary closure of all public and private elementary and secondary schools, March 17 - April 6, 2020	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-005	COVID-19 Order No. 5Order Prohibiting Gatherings of More Than 25 People and On-Premises Consumption of Food or Drink	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-057	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (hospital visitor restrictions)Order requiring hospitals to screen visitors and restrict visitation	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-077	Supreme Judicial Court Order in re: COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic (March 17, 2020) (OE-144)Statewide order closing Massachusetts courthouses to the public except for emergency matters that cannot be resolved remotely, continuing…	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)Court	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-058	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding non-essential elective invasive procedures (hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers)Order postponing non-essential elective invasive procedures	Commissioner of Public Health	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-071	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (March 15, 2020) (elective procedures)Order of the Commissioner of Public Health: Nonessential, Elective Invasive Procedures	Commissioner of Public Health (Department of Public Health), with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MA-007	COVID-19 Order No. 11 (Mar. 20, 2020) with Orders No. 6, 39, 47, 64Order Authorizing Actions to Limit In-Person Transactions at the Registry of Motor Vehicles (first order); Order No. 6 (Mar. 15, 2020) RMV…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MA-006	COVID-19 Order No. 10Order Temporarily Closing All Child Care Programs and Authorizing the Temporary Creation and Operation of Emergency Child Care Programs	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-080	Emergency Order of the Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health directing all individuals to stay at their place of residence, directing all businesses to cease non-essential operations at physical locations, prohibiting all non-essential gatherings and ordering cessation of all non-essential travelEmergency Order of the Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health, Effective March 23, 2020 at 5:00 PM	Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health	Town of Provincetown (Barnstable County), MassachusettsCity	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-021	COVID-19 Order No. 13 (Mar. 23, 2020) (library exhibit MA-008; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Assuring Continued Operation of Essential Services in the Commonwealth, Closing Certain Workplaces, and Prohibiting Gatherings of More…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MA-008	COVID-19 Order No. 13Order Assuring Continued Operation of Essential Services in the Commonwealth, Closing Certain Workplaces, and Prohibiting Gatherings of More…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-110	City of Chelsea page 'Closures, Businesses, and Public Gathering Restrictions' (April 2020), including the Chelsea Emergency Order delivered to Market Basket, Compare and other large retailersClosures, Businesses, and Public Gathering Restrictions (chelseama.gov, captured April 17, 2020)	City of Chelsea (City Manager; Board of Health)	City of Chelsea (Suffolk County), MassachusettsCity	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-07-019	COVID-19 Order No. 13Order Assuring Continued Operation of Essential Services in the Commonwealth, Closing Certain Workplaces, and Prohibiting Gatherings of More…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-010	COVID-19 Order No. 15Order Extending the Closure of Non-Emergency Child Care Programs (to May 4, 2020)	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-011	COVID-19 Order No. 16Order Extending the Temporary Closure of All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MA-012	COVID-19 Order No. 21Order Extending the Closing of Certain Workplaces and the Prohibition on Gatherings of More Than 10 People (Extending the Operation of…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSupply chain	Primary source read

General Court; approved by the Governor July 20, 1950 (emergency law), St. 1950, c. 639 (the Civil Defense Act), ss. 1, 5, 7, 8, 8A (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-012)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 1 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MA-002)
Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Implementing Policies and Procedures for Restricting Visitor Access to Nursing Homes and Rest Homes (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MA-056)
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Supreme Judicial Court Order in re COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic regarding access to state courthouses and court facilities (OE-144) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-076)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 2 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MA-003)
Boston Public Health Commission, acting through Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves, Declaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-001)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public Schools, City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubs (Ex. MET-BOS-007)
Gary D. Anderson, Commissioner of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-04 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-100)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 3 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MA-004)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 6 (Mar. 15, 2020), Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools (Ex. ECO-B-127)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 5 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MA-005)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (hospital visitor restrictions) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MA-057)
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Supreme Judicial Court Order in re: COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic (March 17, 2020) (OE-144) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-077)
Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding non-essential elective invasive procedures (hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MA-058)
Commissioner of Public Health (Department of Public Health), with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (March 15, 2020) (elective procedures) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-071)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 11 (Mar. 20, 2020) with Orders No. 6, 39, 47, 64 (Ex. MA-007)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 10 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MA-006)
Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health, Emergency Order of the Provincetown Select Board and Board of Health directing all individuals to stay at their place of residence, directing all businesses to cease non-essential operations at physical locations, prohibiting all non-essential gatherings and ordering cessation of all non-essential travel (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-080)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 13 (Mar. 23, 2020) (library exhibit MA-008; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-021)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 13 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MA-008)
City of Chelsea (City Manager; Board of Health), City of Chelsea page 'Closures, Businesses, and Public Gathering Restrictions' (April 2020), including the Chelsea Emergency Order delivered to Market Basket, Compare and other large retailers (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-110)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 13 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. SEC-07-019)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 15 (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. MA-010)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 16 (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. MA-011)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 21 (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. MA-012)

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