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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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-004	Executive Order 14 FY 19/20An Order to Protect Public Health	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	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-005	Executive Order 16 FY 19/20 (Corrected)An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Health Care Professional Licensing Statutes and Rules in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and…	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care orders	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-007	Executive Order 19 FY 19/20An Order Regarding Essential Businesses and Operations	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	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-011	Executive 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. Mills	MaineState	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-016	Executive Order 34 FY 19/20An Order Establishing Quarantine Restrictions on Travelers Arriving in Maine (and closing lodging operations)	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. ME-013	Executive Order 34 FY 19/20An Order Establishing Quarantine Restrictions on Travelers Arriving in Maine	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-06-014	Executive Order 34 FY 19/20An Order Establishing Quarantine Restrictions on Travelers Arriving in Maine	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-11-054	Executive Order 34 FY 19/20An Order Establishing Quarantine Restrictions on Travelers Arriving in Maine	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. ME-014	Executive Order 35 FY 19/20An Order Suspending Enforcement of Provisions of Certain Licensing Statutes and Rules in Order to Facilitate Health Care and Veterinary Care…	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care orders	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-021	Executive Order 49 FY 19/20An Order to Stay Safer at Home	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Apr. 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-020	Together We Are Maine: Restarting Maine's Economy (plan booklet)Restarting Maine's Economy	Governor Janet T. Mills; Department of Economic and Community Development	MaineState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-023	COVID-19 Guidance for Health Care Providers (updated May 12, 2020)COVID-19 Guidance for Health Care Providers	Maine Department of Health and Human Services	MaineSector regulator	May 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-013	Order 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 worship	Hon. Nancy Torresen, U.S. District Judge	United States District Court for the District of MaineCourt	May 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venues	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. DUT-ME-011	Order on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Bayley's Campground, Inc. v. Mills, No. 2:20-cv-00176-LEW, ECF No. 20 (D. Me. May 29, 2020), reported at 463 F. Supp. 3d 22Bayley's Campground, Inc. v. Mills: order refusing preliminary injunction against the 14-day self-quarantine requirement of Executive Order…	Hon. Lance E. Walker, U.S. District Judge	United States District Court for the District of MaineCourt	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationOperating condition	Primary source read

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)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 14 FY 19/20 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. 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 16 FY 19/20 (Corrected) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. ME-005)
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)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 19 FY 19/20 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. ME-007)
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 28 FY 19/20 (Corrected 2) (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. ME-011)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 34 FY 19/20 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-016)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 34 FY 19/20 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. ME-013)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 34 FY 19/20 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. SEC-06-014)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 34 FY 19/20 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. SEC-11-054)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 35 FY 19/20 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. ME-014)
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 49 FY 19/20 (Apr. 29, 2020) (Ex. ME-021)
Governor Janet T. Mills; Department of Economic and Community Development, Together We Are Maine: Restarting Maine's Economy (plan booklet) (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. ME-020)
Maine Department of Health and Human Services, COVID-19 Guidance for Health Care Providers (updated May 12, 2020) (Ex. ME-023)
Hon. Nancy Torresen, U.S. District Judge, Order 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 273 (Ex. DUT-ME-013)
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)
Hon. Lance E. Walker, U.S. District Judge, Order on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Bayley's Campground, Inc. v. Mills, No. 2:20-cv-00176-LEW, ECF No. 20 (D. Me. May 29, 2020), reported at 463 F. Supp. 3d 22 (Ex. DUT-ME-011)

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