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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-ME-017	State of Maine Food Code 2013, 10-144 C.M.R. ch. 200 and 01-001 C.M.R. ch. 331 (last amended October 1, 2013): sec. 2-201.11 (permit holder shall require food employees to report symptoms and diagnoses of transmissible disease; exclusion and restriction), sec. 2-501.11 (clean-up procedures), sec. 8-304.11 (responsibilities of the permit holder: comply with the Code and with 'directives of the Regulatory Authority... in response to community emergencies'; discontinue operations on imminent health hazard), sec. 8-402.11 (access), sec. 8-404.11 (ceasing operations and reporting), sec. 8-404.12 (approval before resuming), sec. 8-405.11 (timely correction)State of Maine Food Code (2013), 10-144 CMR 200 and 01-01 CMR 331	Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine CDC Health Inspection Program (10-144 C.M.R. ch. 200), jointly with the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (01-001 C.M.R. ch. 331)	MaineState	Oct. 1, 2013	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-006	Final rule, Maine State Plan for State and Local Government Employers; initial approval determination, 80 Fed. Reg. 46487 (Aug. 5, 2015) (29 C.F.R. part 1956, subpart O)Maine State Plan for State and Local Government Employers	Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor (Assistant Secretary David Michaels)	United States (Occupational Safety and Health Administration); MaineFederal	Aug. 5, 2015	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-001	22 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties)Title 22, Chapter 250: Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated January 5, 2026)	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-004	37-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended)Title 37-B, Chapter 13: Maine Emergency Management Agency (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20, 2025)	Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. ME-063	Revised Emergency Order and Notice from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court (Courthouse Safety and Coronavirus)Revised Emergency Order and Notice: Courthouse Safety and Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-006	Executive Order 18 FY 19/20 (Mar. 23, 2020)An Order Extending Compliance Dates Under Certain Motor Vehicle Laws	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-064	Release: Maine Judicial Branch Announces Reduction in Court Hours and Adjustments to OperationsMaine Judicial Branch Announces Reduction in Court Hours and Adjustments to Operations as Part of COVID-19 Response	Maine Judicial Branch (Chief Justice Saufley), Public Information Office	MaineCourt	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-065	Pandemic Management Order PMO-SJC-1 (original)PMO-SJC-1: Revised Emergency Order and Notice from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-066	PMO-SJC-1 as revised through May 6, 2021PMO-SJC-1 (issued March 30, 2020; revised April 14, April 22, May 5, May 13, May 28, October 8, 2020, January 12, 2021, May 6, 2021)	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-016	Executive Order 37 FY 19/20 (Apr. 8, 2020)An Order Temporarily Modifying Certain In-Person Notarization and Acknowledgement Requirements	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-019	Executive Order 40 FY 19/20An Order Regarding Unlawful Evictions, Writs of Possession and Initiation of Eviction Proceedings	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. ME-022	Executive Order 53 FY 19/20 (Corrected)An Order Regarding Certain Municipal and Taxation Matters	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	May 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-068	COVID-19 Phased Management Plan (issued May 27, 2020; Version 8, May 6, 2021)State of Maine Judicial Branch COVID-19 Phased Management Plan	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	May 6, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-032	Executive Order 4 FY 20/21An Order Regarding Car Dealer Plates	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	July 22, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-033	Executive Order 5 FY 20/21An Order Expanding Rent Supports and Continuing Housing Protections	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	July 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. ME-069	PMO-SJC-8Emergency Rules from the Supreme Judicial Court on Waiver of Initial Appearances and Arraignments	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	Sept. 23, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-040	Executive Order 15 FY 20/21An Order Addressing Motor Vehicle Registration Requirements	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Oct. 19, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-067	PMO-SJC-2 (Consolidating, Ratifying, and Superseding the Previous Orders)PMO-SJC-2: Administration of Oaths at Depositions; Electronic Filing; Deadlines; In-Person Contacts with Children and Families; Oral…	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-070	PMO-SJC-9Emergency Order and Notice Concerning Access to State Courthouses	Maine Supreme Judicial Court (Acting Chief Justice Mead)	MaineCourt	Dec. 22, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-049	Executive Order 22-R-1 FY 20/21An Order Rescinding Executive Order 18 FY 19/20	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Dec. 31, 2020	2020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-015	22 M.R.S. sec. 1561 (owner's or occupant's duty to remove, within 24 hours of the local health officer's notice, any source of filth 'determined to be potentially injurious to health'; forfeiture; removal at owner's expense)22 M.R.S. sec. 1561, Removal of private nuisance (Maine Revised Statutes, section page as published by the Revisor of Statutes, rendered…	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. sec. 1561, Removal of private nuisance; enforced by local health officers)	MaineState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-018	26 M.R.S. sec. 833(1)(A)-(B) (no employer may discharge, threaten or discriminate against an employee for reporting in good faith a violation of law or rule or 'a condition or practice that would put at risk the health or safety of that employee or any other individual')26 M.R.S. sec. 833, Discrimination against certain employees prohibited (Whistleblowers' Protection Act; Maine Revised Statutes section page…	Maine Legislature (26 M.R.S. chapter 7, subchapter 5-B, Whistleblowers' Protection Act)	MaineState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. ME-071	PMO-SJC-10Order Regarding Remote Child Protective Custody Proceedings	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	Feb. 17, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-072	PMO-SJC-12Order Creating a Pilot Project for Stand-Alone Small Claims Mediation	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	Mar. 15, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ME-092	City buildings: face covering and health screening protocols (update effective May 24, 2021)Stay the Course: Masks Still Required in City Buildings	City of Portland	Portland, MaineCity	June 16, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine CDC Health Inspection Program (10-144 C.M.R. ch. 200), jointly with the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (01-001 C.M.R. ch. 331), State of Maine Food Code 2013, 10-144 C.M.R. ch. 200 and 01-001 C.M.R. ch. 331 (last amended October 1, 2013): sec. 2-201.11 (permit holder shall require food employees to report symptoms and diagnoses of transmissible disease; exclusion and restriction), sec. 2-501.11 (clean-up procedures), sec. 8-304.11 (responsibilities of the permit holder: comply with the Code and with 'directives of the Regulatory Authority... in response to community emergencies'; discontinue operations on imminent health hazard), sec. 8-402.11 (access), sec. 8-404.11 (ceasing operations and reporting), sec. 8-404.12 (approval before resuming), sec. 8-405.11 (timely correction) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-017)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor (Assistant Secretary David Michaels), Final rule, Maine State Plan for State and Local Government Employers; initial approval determination, 80 Fed. Reg. 46487 (Aug. 5, 2015) (29 C.F.R. part 1956, subpart O) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-006)
Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention), 22 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-001)
Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers), 37-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-004)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Revised Emergency Order and Notice from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court (Courthouse Safety and Coronavirus) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. ME-063)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 18 FY 19/20 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. ME-006)
Maine Judicial Branch (Chief Justice Saufley), Public Information Office, Release: Maine Judicial Branch Announces Reduction in Court Hours and Adjustments to Operations (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. ME-064)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Pandemic Management Order PMO-SJC-1 (original) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. ME-065)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, PMO-SJC-1 as revised through May 6, 2021 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. ME-066)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 37 FY 19/20 (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. ME-016)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 40 FY 19/20 (Apr. 16, 2020) (Ex. ME-019)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 53 FY 19/20 (Corrected) (May 12, 2020) (Ex. ME-022)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, COVID-19 Phased Management Plan (issued May 27, 2020; Version 8, May 6, 2021) (Ex. ME-068)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 4 FY 20/21 (July 22, 2020) (Ex. ME-032)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 5 FY 20/21 (July 30, 2020) (Ex. ME-033)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, PMO-SJC-8 (Sept. 23, 2020) (Ex. ME-069)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 15 FY 20/21 (Oct. 19, 2020) (Ex. ME-040)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, PMO-SJC-2 (Consolidating, Ratifying, and Superseding the Previous Orders) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. ME-067)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court (Acting Chief Justice Mead), PMO-SJC-9 (Dec. 22, 2020) (Ex. ME-070)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 22-R-1 FY 20/21 (Dec. 31, 2020) (Ex. ME-049)
Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. sec. 1561, Removal of private nuisance; enforced by local health officers), 22 M.R.S. sec. 1561 (owner's or occupant's duty to remove, within 24 hours of the local health officer's notice, any source of filth 'determined to be potentially injurious to health'; forfeiture; removal at owner's expense) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-015)
Maine Legislature (26 M.R.S. chapter 7, subchapter 5-B, Whistleblowers' Protection Act), 26 M.R.S. sec. 833(1)(A)-(B) (no employer may discharge, threaten or discriminate against an employee for reporting in good faith a violation of law or rule or 'a condition or practice that would put at risk the health or safety of that employee or any other individual') (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-018)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, PMO-SJC-10 (Feb. 17, 2021) (Ex. ME-071)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, PMO-SJC-12 (Mar. 15, 2021) (Ex. ME-072)
City of Portland, City buildings: face covering and health screening protocols (update effective May 24, 2021) (June 16, 2021) (Ex. ME-092)

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