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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-OH-016	Statute (effective October 1, 1953, H.B. 1, 100th G.A.)Powers of department when local authorities fail to act	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701)	OhioState	Oct. 1, 1953	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-012	Statute (version effective September 24, 1999, H.B. 58, 123rd G.A.)Penalty	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3709)	OhioState	Sept. 24, 1999	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-003	Statute (version effective February 12, 2004, Am. Sub. H.B. 6, 125th G.A.)Special duties of director of health	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701)	OhioState	Feb. 12, 2004	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-006	Statute (version effective February 12, 2004, Am. Sub. H.B. 6, 125th G.A.)Enforcement of rules and regulations	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701)	OhioState	Feb. 12, 2004	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-011	Statute (version effective September 29, 2011, Am. Sub. H.B. 153, 129th G.A.)Orders and regulations of board of general health district	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3709, Health Districts)	Ohio (general health districts)State	Sept. 29, 2011	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-004	Statute (effective September 10, 2012, Am. Sub. H.B. 487, 129th G.A.)Prohibition against violating pandemic, epidemic or bioterrorism rule or order	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701)	OhioState	Sept. 10, 2012	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-001	Statute (version effective September 29, 2013, Am. Sub. H.B. 59, 130th G.A.; the version in force when every Director's Order in States/OH was issued)Department of health - powers	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Title 37, Chapter 3701, Department of Health)	OhioState	Sept. 29, 2013	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-005	Statute (version effective October 17, 2019, Am. Sub. H.B. 166, 133rd G.A.)Penalty	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701)	OhioState	Oct. 17, 2019	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-074	In re Tolling of Time Requirements Imposed by Rules Promulgated by the Supreme Court and Use of Technology, 2020-Ohio-1166Tolling order (retroactive to March 9, 2020) and use of technology in court proceedings	Supreme Court of Ohio	OhioCourt	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. OH-001	Executive Order 2020-01DDeclaring a State of Emergency	Governor Mike DeWine	OhioState	Mar. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. OH-013	Administrative Actions, 03/27/2020, 2020-Ohio-1166In re Tolling of Time Requirements Imposed by Rules Promulgated by the Supreme Court and Use of Technology	Supreme Court of Ohio	OhioCourt	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-12-039	In re Tolling of Time Requirements Imposed by Rules Promulgated by the Supreme Court and Use of Technology, 2020-Ohio-1166Tolling order	Supreme Court of Ohio	OhioCourt	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-072	ODRC 'COVID-19 Updates' page (as archived Mar. 14, 2020)Visiting suspended indefinitely; volunteers suspended indefinitely; only mission-critical contractors (construction, medical, food service)…	Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (Director Annette Chambers-Smith)	Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction; State levelState	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-050	Declaration of a state of emergency (Mar. 11, 2020) (Clerk of Council docket record of the Mayor's statement, matter 202000445)Statement of Mayor Cranley: declaration of a state of emergency, March 11, 2020	Mayor John Cranley	City of Cincinnati, OhioCity	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-001	Proclamation of Civil Emergency No. 1Proclamation of Civil Emergency No. 1, 3/11/2020	Mayor Frank G. Jackson	City of Cleveland, OhioCity	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-003	Orders extending the Proclamation of Civil Emergency: Mar. 31, 2020 (to Apr. 30, 2020); June 24, 2020 (through July 31, 2020); Nov. 18, 2020 (Proclamation No. 10, through Dec. 31, 2020)Mayor Frank G. Jackson Extends Proclamation of Civil Emergency	Mayor Frank G. Jackson	City of Cleveland, OhioCity	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CLE-045	Executive Order No. EO2020-0002Declaration of a State of Emergency for Cuyahoga County	County Executive Armond Budish	Cuyahoga County, OhioCounty	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-004	Board of Health Resolution No. 20-08Resolution No. 20-08 (Declaration of Public Health Emergency, COVID-19)	Board of Health of the City of Columbus (Mysheika W. Roberts, MD, MPH, Secretary; Mary Ellen Wewers, PhD, MPH, RN, President Pro Tempore)	City of Columbus and City of Worthington, OhioCity	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-005	Board of Health Resolution No. 20-09Resolution No. 20-09 (Public Health Emergency: Delegation of Authority to the Health Commissioner)	Board of Health of the City of Columbus	City of Columbus and City of Worthington, OhioCity	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015	Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission datesCOVID-19 Response Efforts: Rescinded COVID-19 Waivers and Guidance; COVID-19 Immunization Waivers; COVID-19 Waivers and Resolutions for…	State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy	State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy; State levelSector regulator	Oct. 6, 2025		Health care ordersSupply chainOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CIN-008	Joint Administrative Order, No. M200001 (Mar. 13, 2020)In re: Courthouse Operations Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19	Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Judges Kubicki and Russell)	Hamilton County, OhioCourt	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-002	City of Cleveland Buildings Closed to the Public, Will Offer Limited Services (COVID-19 Update, Mar. 16, 2020)City of Cleveland Buildings Closed to the Public, Will Offer Limited Services	Mayor Frank G. Jackson (administrative order under the Proclamation of Civil Emergency)	City of Cleveland, OhioCity	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-014	Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency and Continuity of Operations of the Court Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry)In re: Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency and Continuity of Operations of the Court Due to COVID-19 Pandemic	Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division	Cuyahoga County, OhioCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-028	Administrative Order No. 2020-002: Further Case Postponements and Reduced Dockets in Response to the Coronavirus ThreatIn re: Further Case Postponements and Reduced Dockets in Response to the Coronavirus Threat	Judges of the Cleveland Municipal Court	City of Cleveland (Cleveland Municipal Court district), OhioCourt	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-037	Cleveland Municipal Housing Court Releases Changes in Operational Procedures Following Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic (notice dated Mar. 13, posted Mar. 16, 2020)Cleveland Municipal Housing Court Releases Changes in Operational Procedures Following Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic	Cleveland Municipal Court, Housing Division (Judge W. Mona Scott)	City of Cleveland, OhioCourt	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read

General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701), Statute (effective October 1, 1953, H.B. 1, 100th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-016)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3709), Statute (version effective September 24, 1999, H.B. 58, 123rd G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-012)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701), Statute (version effective February 12, 2004, Am. Sub. H.B. 6, 125th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-003)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701), Statute (version effective February 12, 2004, Am. Sub. H.B. 6, 125th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-006)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3709, Health Districts), Statute (version effective September 29, 2011, Am. Sub. H.B. 153, 129th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-011)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701), Statute (effective September 10, 2012, Am. Sub. H.B. 487, 129th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-004)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Title 37, Chapter 3701, Department of Health), Statute (version effective September 29, 2013, Am. Sub. H.B. 59, 130th G.A.; the version in force when every Director's Order in States/OH was issued) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-001)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701), Statute (version effective October 17, 2019, Am. Sub. H.B. 166, 133rd G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-005)
Supreme Court of Ohio, In re Tolling of Time Requirements Imposed by Rules Promulgated by the Supreme Court and Use of Technology, 2020-Ohio-1166 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-074)
Governor Mike DeWine, Executive Order 2020-01D (Mar. 9, 2020) (Ex. OH-001)
Supreme Court of Ohio, Administrative Actions, 03/27/2020, 2020-Ohio-1166 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. OH-013)
Supreme Court of Ohio, In re Tolling of Time Requirements Imposed by Rules Promulgated by the Supreme Court and Use of Technology, 2020-Ohio-1166 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-039)
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (Director Annette Chambers-Smith), ODRC 'COVID-19 Updates' page (as archived Mar. 14, 2020) (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-072)
Mayor John Cranley, Declaration of a state of emergency (Mar. 11, 2020) (Clerk of Council docket record of the Mayor's statement, matter 202000445) (Ex. MET-CIN-050)
Mayor Frank G. Jackson, Proclamation of Civil Emergency No. 1 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-001)
Mayor Frank G. Jackson, Orders extending the Proclamation of Civil Emergency: Mar. 31, 2020 (to Apr. 30, 2020); June 24, 2020 (through July 31, 2020); Nov. 18, 2020 (Proclamation No. 10, through Dec. 31, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-003)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2020-0002 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-045)
Board of Health of the City of Columbus (Mysheika W. Roberts, MD, MPH, Secretary; Mary Ellen Wewers, PhD, MPH, RN, President Pro Tempore), Board of Health Resolution No. 20-08 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-004)
Board of Health of the City of Columbus, Board of Health Resolution No. 20-09 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-005)
State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission dates (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015)
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Judges Kubicki and Russell), Joint Administrative Order, No. M200001 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-008)
Mayor Frank G. Jackson (administrative order under the Proclamation of Civil Emergency), City of Cleveland Buildings Closed to the Public, Will Offer Limited Services (COVID-19 Update, Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-002)
Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency and Continuity of Operations of the Court Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-014)
Judges of the Cleveland Municipal Court, Administrative Order No. 2020-002: Further Case Postponements and Reduced Dockets in Response to the Coronavirus Threat (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-028)
Cleveland Municipal Court, Housing Division (Judge W. Mona Scott), Cleveland Municipal Housing Court Releases Changes in Operational Procedures Following Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic (notice dated Mar. 13, posted Mar. 16, 2020) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-037)

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