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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. ND-085	Administrative Order 25, Coronavirus Pandemic (Declaration of Judicial Emergency), adopted March 16, 2020, amended March 17, April 15, May 20 and June 9, 2020 (text as amended June 9, 2020)Statewide judicial emergency: civil and criminal jury trials suspended (to April 24, then July 1, 2020); presumptive continuances…	North Dakota Supreme Court (Jensen, C.J.)	North DakotaCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ND-086	North Dakota Court System, 'Emergency Order and Pandemic Response' page (as archived April 17, 2020)Court system's official summary of the March 16, 2020 Emergency Order as amended March 17 and April 15, 2020: all jury trials suspended…	North Dakota Court System (Supreme Court and presiding judges)	North DakotaCourt	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ND-011	Executive Order 2020-11NDDOT in-person administrative hearings suspended; load restrictions removed on all State highways to relieve supply-chain disruption	Governor Doug Burgum	North DakotaState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-028	Press release, 'North Dakota DMR to Reinstate Well Waivers' (Mar. 24, 2020): Commission direction to reinstate the Not Completed Well, Inactive Well and Suspension of Drilling waiver guidelinesNorth Dakota DMR to Reinstate Well Waivers	North Dakota Industrial Commission (Governor Doug Burgum, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring); Department of Mineral Resources	North DakotaSector regulator	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. ND-016	Executive Order 2020-16Open-meetings law suspended to the extent it requires a physical meeting room and speakerphone when governing bodies meet remotely	Governor Doug Burgum	North DakotaState	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ND-023	Executive Order 2020-25Public Service Commission permit hearings and University and School Lands auctions may be held remotely; statutes fixing physical locations…	Governor Doug Burgum	North DakotaState	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ND-037	ND Smart Restart industry-specific standards: Fitness CentersGroup classes limited to one participant per 144 square feet; group sports over ten participants discontinued; high-exhalation classes…	Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), mandatory under EO 2020-06.4 ¶ 5	North DakotaState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ND-039	Executive Order 2020-06.5Re-issue of the reopening conditions; high school graduation ceremonies permitted under DPI Smart Restart graduation guidelines; arenas and…	Governor Doug Burgum	North DakotaState	May 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ND-041	ND Smart Restart Plan (version of May 15, 2020): color-coded health guidance (Red/Critical, Orange/High, Yellow/Moderate, Green/Low, Blue/New Normal) and industry capacity guidance by risk levelState reopening plan fixing the risk levels and the industry capacity guidance by level (e.g., banquets and event venues at 50 percent of…	Governor Doug Burgum; Department of Commerce; North Dakota Department of Health (ND Smart Restart plan)	North DakotaState	May 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. ND-042	Executive Order 2020-06.6Recreational and sports arenas and music and entertainment venues may begin to reopen under the ND Smart Restart Large Gatherings Protocol…	Governor Doug Burgum	North DakotaState	May 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ND-046	ND Smart Restart standards: Banquets, Ballrooms, Weddings and Event Venues (updated May 29, 2020)Event-venue standards: capacity limited to a percentage of normal operating capacity or a total cap by risk level; at Orange/High risk…	Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart)	North DakotaState	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. ND-047	Governor's release, 'Burgum announces move to next phase of ND Smart Restart plan' (May 29, 2020)Statewide move from moderate (yellow) to low (green) risk level effective June 1, 2020: recommended capacity for bars and restaurants 75…	Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release)	North DakotaState	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. ND-053	Governor's release, 'Burgum announces changes to COVID-19 risk levels for counties, appoints Mariani interim state health officer' (Sept. 3, 2020)Eight counties (Barnes, Benson, Burleigh, Grand Forks, McLean, Morton, Stark, Williams) moved to moderate (yellow) risk effective Sept. 4…	Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release)	North DakotaState	Sept. 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. ND-059	Governor's release, 'Burgum announces changes to county risk levels, recommended gathering sizes to slow COVID-19' (Oct. 14, 2020)Revised ND Smart Restart guidelines effective Oct. 16, 2020, 5 p.m.: Critical (red) non-essential businesses closed; High (orange) 25…	Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release)	North DakotaState	Oct. 14, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. ND-063	Governor's release, 'Burgum announces new requirements for businesses, gatherings and masks, delays winter activities' (Nov. 13, 2020)Announcement of the statewide mask requirement and the capacity, hours and activity limits effective Nov. 14 and 16, 2020, 'to protect the…	Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release)	North DakotaState	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. ND-065	Executive Order 2020-43.1Amended winter limits: dance areas closed and seated-service rule added for bars and restaurants; team practices suspended to Nov. 30 and…	Governor Doug Burgum	North DakotaState	Nov. 19, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. ND-087	North Dakota Court System, 'Emergency Order and Pandemic Response' page (as archived December 1, 2020)Court system's summary as of December 2020: AO 33 Face Coverings; AO 25 amended through June 9, 2020; district orders suspending jury trials…	North Dakota Court System (Supreme Court and presiding judges of the judicial districts)	North DakotaCourt	Dec. 1, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ND-067	Executive Order 2020-43.2 (Corrected)Venue (25 percent) and bar-restaurant (50 percent, 150 cap, 10:00 p.m. close, dance areas closed) limits extended to 8:00 a.m. January 8…	Governor Doug Burgum	North DakotaState	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. ND-070	Executive Order 2020-43.3In-person dining and service may resume normal business hours from 8:00 a.m. December 22, 2020; 50 percent/150 and 25 percent limits, seated…	Governor Doug Burgum	North DakotaState	Dec. 21, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. ND-072	Executive Order 2020-43.4From 8:00 a.m. January 8, 2021: event venues limited to 50 percent of occupancy under the tiered caps; bars, restaurants and food service to…	Governor Doug Burgum	North DakotaState	Jan. 7, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. ND-082	House Bill 1465 (2021), an emergency measureState entities and their subdivisions may not require vaccination documentation for access to State property, funds or services, may not…	Sixty-seventh Legislative Assembly (House Bill 1465); signed by Governor Burgum	North DakotaState	May 7, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersVaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. ND-083	NDSU COVID-19 Updates: fall 2021 face-covering requirement (page as archived Aug. 24, 2021)'Face coverings will be required in all classroom settings, and strongly recommended in all other indoor spaces when social distancing…	North Dakota State University (institution of the State Board of Higher Education)	North Dakota (North Dakota State University, State Board of Higher Education institution)State	Aug. 24, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-001	N.D.C.C. 23-01-03, 23-01-04, 23-01-05Powers and duties of the health council; effect of rules and regulations; health officer - duties, including written orders relating to…	Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the State Department of Health, since 2022 the Department of Health and Human Services)	North DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-005	N.D.C.C. 37-17.1-05 (with 37-17.1-10 for local declarations)The governor and disasters or emergencies - penalty	Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute; powers exercised by Governor Doug Burgum under Executive Order 2020-03)	North DakotaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read

North Dakota Supreme Court (Jensen, C.J.), Administrative Order 25, Coronavirus Pandemic (Declaration of Judicial Emergency), adopted March 16, 2020, amended March 17, April 15, May 20 and June 9, 2020 (text as amended June 9, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. ND-085)
North Dakota Court System (Supreme Court and presiding judges), North Dakota Court System, 'Emergency Order and Pandemic Response' page (as archived April 17, 2020) (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. ND-086)
Governor Doug Burgum, Executive Order 2020-11 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. ND-011)
North Dakota Industrial Commission (Governor Doug Burgum, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring); Department of Mineral Resources, Press release, 'North Dakota DMR to Reinstate Well Waivers' (Mar. 24, 2020): Commission direction to reinstate the Not Completed Well, Inactive Well and Suspension of Drilling waiver guidelines (Ex. SEC-23-028)
Governor Doug Burgum, Executive Order 2020-16 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. ND-016)
Governor Doug Burgum, Executive Order 2020-25 (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. ND-023)
Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), mandatory under EO 2020-06.4 ¶ 5, ND Smart Restart industry-specific standards: Fitness Centers (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. ND-037)
Governor Doug Burgum, Executive Order 2020-06.5 (May 6, 2020) (Ex. ND-039)
Governor Doug Burgum; Department of Commerce; North Dakota Department of Health (ND Smart Restart plan), ND Smart Restart Plan (version of May 15, 2020): color-coded health guidance (Red/Critical, Orange/High, Yellow/Moderate, Green/Low, Blue/New Normal) and industry capacity guidance by risk level (Ex. ND-041)
Governor Doug Burgum, Executive Order 2020-06.6 (May 15, 2020) (Ex. ND-042)
Department of Commerce and State Health Officer (ND Smart Restart), ND Smart Restart standards: Banquets, Ballrooms, Weddings and Event Venues (updated May 29, 2020) (Ex. ND-046)
Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release), Governor's release, 'Burgum announces move to next phase of ND Smart Restart plan' (May 29, 2020) (Ex. ND-047)
Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release), Governor's release, 'Burgum announces changes to COVID-19 risk levels for counties, appoints Mariani interim state health officer' (Sept. 3, 2020) (Ex. ND-053)
Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release), Governor's release, 'Burgum announces changes to county risk levels, recommended gathering sizes to slow COVID-19' (Oct. 14, 2020) (Ex. ND-059)
Office of Governor Doug Burgum (news release), Governor's release, 'Burgum announces new requirements for businesses, gatherings and masks, delays winter activities' (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. ND-063)
Governor Doug Burgum, Executive Order 2020-43.1 (Nov. 19, 2020) (Ex. ND-065)
North Dakota Court System (Supreme Court and presiding judges of the judicial districts), North Dakota Court System, 'Emergency Order and Pandemic Response' page (as archived December 1, 2020) (Dec. 1, 2020) (Ex. ND-087)
Governor Doug Burgum, Executive Order 2020-43.2 (Corrected) (Dec. 10, 2020) (Ex. ND-067)
Governor Doug Burgum, Executive Order 2020-43.3 (Dec. 21, 2020) (Ex. ND-070)
Governor Doug Burgum, Executive Order 2020-43.4 (Jan. 7, 2021) (Ex. ND-072)
Sixty-seventh Legislative Assembly (House Bill 1465); signed by Governor Burgum, House Bill 1465 (2021), an emergency measure (May 7, 2021) (Ex. ND-082)
North Dakota State University (institution of the State Board of Higher Education), NDSU COVID-19 Updates: fall 2021 face-covering requirement (page as archived Aug. 24, 2021) (Ex. ND-083)
Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute administered by the State Department of Health, since 2022 the Department of Health and Human Services), N.D.C.C. 23-01-03, 23-01-04, 23-01-05 (standing) (Ex. DUT-ND-001)
Legislative Assembly of North Dakota (codified statute; powers exercised by Governor Doug Burgum under Executive Order 2020-03), N.D.C.C. 37-17.1-05 (with 37-17.1-10 for local declarations) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ND-005)

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