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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-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-012Governor Mills Stay Healthy at Home FAQs (V3)Stay Healthy at Home FAQs, version 3Office of the GovernorMaineStateApr. 1, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closurePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-016Executive Order 34 FY 19/20An Order Establishing Quarantine Restrictions on Travelers Arriving in Maine (and closing lodging operations)Governor Janet T. MillsMaineStateApr. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Business closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. ME-013Executive Order 34 FY 19/20An Order Establishing Quarantine Restrictions on Travelers Arriving in MaineGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Business closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-06-014Executive Order 34 FY 19/20An Order Establishing Quarantine Restrictions on Travelers Arriving in MaineGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Business closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-11-054Executive Order 34 FY 19/20An Order Establishing Quarantine Restrictions on Travelers Arriving in MaineGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateApr. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. ME-090Council extension of the Stay at Home Emergency Order (vote of Apr. 27, 2020)Council Extends Stay at Home Emergency Order; Portland Updates Stay at Home Guidance Based on Governor Mills' April 28 AnnouncementPortland City CouncilPortland, MaineCityApr. 27, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ME-021Executive Order 49 FY 19/20An Order to Stay Safer at HomeGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateApr. 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesPrimary 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-091Amended emergency order incorporating the Governor's orders (as of May 4, 2020)COVID-19 Resources: City Aligns Emergency Order with StateCity of PortlandPortland, MaineCityMay 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Stay-at-homeBusiness closureOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
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. DUT-ME-011Order 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 JudgeUnited States District Court for the District of MaineCourtMay 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationOperating conditionPrimary 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-086COVID-19 Prevention Checklist: Lodging (as of Oct. 18, 2020; last updated July 24, 2020)Lodging checklistDECD (with DHHS and Maine CDC)MaineSector regulatorJuly 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. ME-026Executive Order 57 FY 19/20An Order Regarding Travelers into Maine (Keep Maine Healthy)Governor Janet T. MillsMaineStateJune 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. ME-044Executive Order 18 FY 20/21An Order Authorizing the Modification of the COVID-19 Quarantine Period to Reflect the Best Available ScienceGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateDec. 9, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-012Opinion, Bayley's Campground, Inc. v. Mills, No. 20-1559 (1st Cir. Jan. 14, 2021), 985 F.3d 153Bayley's Campground, Inc. v. Mills: opinion affirming the refusal of a preliminary injunction against Maine's traveler self-quarantine…Barron, Circuit Judge, for a panel with Selya, Circuit JudgeUnited States Court of Appeals for the First CircuitCourtJan. 14, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. ME-053Executive Order 35 FY 20/21An Order Amending Gathering Limits and Travel Restrictions to Reflect Current Conditions and the Best Available Science (Moving Maine…Governor Janet T. MillsMaineStateMar. 5, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read

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