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Ex. ME-002Proclamation of Insurance EmergencyProclamation of Insurance EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-00122 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)MaineStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-00437-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)MaineStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. ME-001Proclamation of State of Civil Emergency to Further Protect Public HealthProclamation of State of Civil Emergency to Further Protect Public HealthGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. ME-003P.L. 2019, ch. 617 (LD 2167, SP 789)An Act To Implement Provisions Necessary to the Health, Welfare and Safety of the Citizens of Maine in Response to the COVID-19 Public…Maine Legislature (129th), approved by Governor MillsMaineStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ME-004Executive Order 14 FY 19/20An Order to Protect Public HealthGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-066Executive Order 14 FY 19/20An Order Regarding Further Restrictions on Public Contact and Movement, Schools, Vehicle Travel and Retail Business Operations (gatherings…Governor Janet T. MillsMaineStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ME-007Executive Order 19 FY 19/20An Order Regarding Essential Businesses and OperationsGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-089Emergency Stay at Home Order (City Manager's emergency proclamation), announced Mar. 24, 2020City Announces Stay at Home Emergency Order Effective Wednesday, March 25 at 5:00 PM; Restricts all non-essential personal and business…City Manager Jon Jennings (with Mayor Kate Snyder)Portland, Maine (Cumberland County)CityMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ME-011Executive Order 28 FY 19/20 (Corrected 2)An Order Regarding Further Restrictions on Public Contact and Movement, Schools, Vehicle Travel and Retail Business Operations (Stay Healthy…Governor Janet T. MillsMaineStateMar. 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-018Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (first renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateApr. 14, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. ME-020Together We Are Maine: Restarting Maine's Economy (plan booklet)Restarting Maine's EconomyGovernor Janet T. Mills; Department of Economic and Community DevelopmentMaineStateApr. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-080Restarting Maine's Economy web page (maine.gov/covid19/restartingmaine) as of May 1, 2020Together, We Are Maine: Restarting Maine's EconomyOffice of the Governor / DECDMaineStateMay 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-081COVID-19 Prevention Checklists index page (maine.gov/decd/covid-19-prevention-checklists) as of Dec. 12, 2020COVID-19 Prevention ChecklistsDepartment of Economic and Community DevelopmentMaineSector regulatorDec. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-088COVID-19 Prevention Checklist: Barbering and Cosmetology (as of Oct. 18, 2020; general guidance updated June 10, 2020)Cosmetology/Barbering checklistDECD (with DHHS and Maine CDC)MaineSector regulatorJune 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-013Order on Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills, No. 1:20-cv-00156-NT, ECF No. 27 (D. Me. May 9, 2020), reported at 459 F. Supp. 3d 273Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills: order refusing a temporary restraining order against the ten-person gathering limit as applied to worshipHon. Nancy Torresen, U.S. District JudgeUnited States District Court for the District of MaineCourtMay 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-024Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (second renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateMay 13, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. ME-087COVID-19 Prevention Checklist: Religious Gatherings (as of Nov. 14, 2020; updated Nov. 5, 2020)Religious Gatherings checklistDECD (with DHHS and Maine CDC)MaineSector regulatorNov. 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-025Executive Order 55 FY 19/20An Order to Further Implement the Restarting PlanGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateMay 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-027Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (third renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateJune 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. ME-030Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (fourth renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateJuly 8, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. ME-034Executive Order 6 FY 20/21An Order Regarding Outdoor Gatherings and Face Coverings for ChildrenGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateAug. 1, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. ME-035Proclamation to Renew the Civil State of Emergency (fifth renewal)A Proclamation to Renew the Civil State of EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateAug. 5, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. ME-037Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (sixth renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateSept. 2, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. ME-038Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil Emergency (seventh renewal)Proclamation to Renew the State of Civil EmergencyGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateSept. 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationPrimary source read

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