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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-SC-005	S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-440Additional powers and duties of Governor during declared emergency	General Assembly of South Carolina	South CarolinaState	June 11, 2008	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-006	S.C. Code Ann. §§ 1-3-420, 1-3-430, 1-3-440, 1-3-460 (Title 1, Chapter 3, Article 7)Proclamation of emergency by Governor; orders to prevent danger; further powers of Governor; powers supplemental	General Assembly of South Carolina	South CarolinaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. SC-001	Executive Order No. 2020-08State of Emergency Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationSchools and child careHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-022	SCDC COVID-19 Action Plan (Phase Two), Mar. 16, 2020Visitation suspended 30 days; all inmate facility transfers suspended 30 days; all work release and labor crews suspended 14 days; official…	South Carolina Department of Corrections (Director Bryan P. Stirling), after coordination with DHEC and the Governor's Office	South Carolina Department of Corrections; State levelState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SC-038	Local stay-at-home ordinances (Columbia and Charleston, adopted Mar. 26, 2020, effective before the State's Home or Work Order of Apr. 7) and local face-covering ordinances (Greenville from June 22-23, 2020; Charleston from July 1, 2020; Columbia, Richland County, Charleston County, Myrtle Beach and Horry County from July 2020), renewed every sixty daysEmergency ordinances requiring face coverings in retail, grocery, pharmacy and food-service settings; municipal stay-at-home ordinances	city and county councils (emergency ordinances under S.C. Code §§ 4-9-130 and 5-7-250)	City of Columbia; City of Charleston; City of Greenville; Richland County; Charleston County; City of Myrtle Beach; Horry County; Town of Lexington; City of North Myrtle Beach (principal local instruments)City	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Stay-at-homeFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-C-039	Executive Order No. 2020-14Self-Quarantine for Individuals from High-Risk Areas (travelers from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and New Orleans)	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SC-007	Executive Order No. 2020-14Required Self-Quarantine for Individuals Entering South Carolina from High-Risk Areas	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SC-008	Executive Order No. 2020-15State of Emergency Due to COVID-19 Pandemic	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	Mar. 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-018	Op. S.C. Att'y Gen. (Mar. 29, 2020) (to Rep. Jeff Bradley), on the extraordinary powers of the Governor during a state of emergency, with additional citationsDo the Governor's extraordinary powers in a state of emergency preempt similar orders of counties and municipalities during the same state…	Attorney General Alan Wilson, by Robert D. Cook, Solicitor General (expedited opinion to the Hon. Jeff Bradley, S.C. House of Representatives, District 123)	South CarolinaState	Mar. 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyEmergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. SC-009	Executive Order No. 2020-16Emergency Access Restrictions for Public Beaches and Waters	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. SC-012	Executive Order No. 2020-19Lodging and Travel Restrictions for Individuals Entering South Carolina from High-Risk Areas	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-06-019	Executive Order No. 2020-19Lodging and Travel Restrictions for Individuals Entering South Carolina from High-Risk Areas	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. SC-013	Executive Order No. 2020-21Stay at Home or Work Order Due to COVID-19 ('Home or Work Order')	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. SC-014	Executive Order No. 2020-23State of Emergency Due to Acceleration of COVID-19 Pandemic	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	Apr. 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-019	Op. S.C. Att'y Gen. (Apr. 13, 2020) (to Rep. Josiah Magnuson), on the Governor's authority under § 25-1-440 and the fifteen-day limitationWhether the Governor may issue successive fifteen-day emergency declarations without the consent of the General Assembly; the scope of the…	Attorney General Alan Wilson (opinion to the Hon. Josiah Magnuson, S.C. House of Representatives)	South CarolinaState	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyEmergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. SC-016	Executive Order No. 2020-29New State of Emergency Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, Response, Recovery, etc.	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. SC-017	Executive Order No. 2020-30Rescinding Self-Quarantine, Lodging, and Travel Restrictions for Individuals Entering South Carolina from High-Risk Areas	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	May 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. SC-020	Executive Order No. 2020-35State of Emergency to Facilitate COVID-19 Pandemic Response, Testing, and Other Measures	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	May 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. SC-049	Order re Statewide Evictions and Foreclosures (2020-04-30-02)Resumption of evictions and foreclosures May 15, 2020 with CARES Act certification	Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty	South CarolinaCourt	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SC-051	Order re Use of Personal Protective Equipment in County Court Facilities (2020-05-26-01)Right to wear PPE in county court facilities statewide; interference punishable as contempt	Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty	South CarolinaCourt	May 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SC-023	Executive Order No. 2020-38State of Emergency to Facilitate Coordinated COVID-19 Pandemic Response	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	May 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. SC-024	Executive Order No. 2020-40State of Emergency (with School Closures, Protection of First Responders, Transportation Waivers, and Modification of Prior Emergency…	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	June 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. SC-025	Executive Order No. 2020-42State of Emergency	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	June 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declarationSchools and child careHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. SC-037	State of Emergency renewal chain: EO 2020-44 (July 11, 2020), 2020-48 (July 26), 2020-56 (Aug. 25), 2020-59 (Sept. 9), 2020-62 (Sept. 24), 2020-65 (Oct. 9), 2020-67 (Oct. 24), 2020-70 (Nov. 8), 2020-72 (Nov. 23), 2020-75 (Dec. 8), 2021-03 (Jan. 7, 2021), 2021-07 (Jan. 22), 2021-08 (Feb. 6), 2021-10 (Feb. 21), 2021-13 (Mar. 8), 2021-15 (Mar. 23), 2021-18 (Apr. 7), 2021-20 (Apr. 22), 2021-22 (May 7)State of Emergency (successive fifteen-day declarations)	Governor Henry McMaster	South CarolinaState	July 11, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SC-063	Order re Required Use of Protective Masks in County and Municipal Courthouses (2020-07-30-01)Statewide mandate requiring masks or facial coverings in every county and municipal courthouse	Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty	South CarolinaCourt	July 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read

General Assembly of South Carolina, S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-440 (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-005)
General Assembly of South Carolina, S.C. Code Ann. §§ 1-3-420, 1-3-430, 1-3-440, 1-3-460 (Title 1, Chapter 3, Article 7) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-006)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-08 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SC-001)
South Carolina Department of Corrections (Director Bryan P. Stirling), after coordination with DHEC and the Governor's Office, SCDC COVID-19 Action Plan (Phase Two), Mar. 16, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-022)
city and county councils (emergency ordinances under S.C. Code §§ 4-9-130 and 5-7-250), Local stay-at-home ordinances (Columbia and Charleston, adopted Mar. 26, 2020, effective before the State's Home or Work Order of Apr. 7) and local face-covering ordinances (Greenville from June 22-23, 2020; Charleston from July 1, 2020; Columbia, Richland County, Charleston County, Myrtle Beach and Horry County from July 2020), renewed every sixty days (Ex. SC-038)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-14 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-039)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-14 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. SC-007)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-15 (Mar. 28, 2020) (Ex. SC-008)
Attorney General Alan Wilson, by Robert D. Cook, Solicitor General (expedited opinion to the Hon. Jeff Bradley, S.C. House of Representatives, District 123), Op. S.C. Att'y Gen. (Mar. 29, 2020) (to Rep. Jeff Bradley), on the extraordinary powers of the Governor during a state of emergency, with additional citations (Ex. DUT-SC-018)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-16 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. SC-009)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-19 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. SC-012)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-19 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. SEC-06-019)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-21 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. SC-013)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-23 (Apr. 12, 2020) (Ex. SC-014)
Attorney General Alan Wilson (opinion to the Hon. Josiah Magnuson, S.C. House of Representatives), Op. S.C. Att'y Gen. (Apr. 13, 2020) (to Rep. Josiah Magnuson), on the Governor's authority under § 25-1-440 and the fifteen-day limitation (Ex. DUT-SC-019)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-29 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. SC-016)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-30 (May 1, 2020) (Ex. SC-017)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-35 (May 12, 2020) (Ex. SC-020)
Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty, Order re Statewide Evictions and Foreclosures (2020-04-30-02) (Ex. SC-049)
Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty, Order re Use of Personal Protective Equipment in County Court Facilities (2020-05-26-01) (Ex. SC-051)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-38 (May 27, 2020) (Ex. SC-023)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-40 (June 11, 2020) (Ex. SC-024)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-42 (June 26, 2020) (Ex. SC-025)
Governor Henry McMaster, State of Emergency renewal chain: EO 2020-44 (July 11, 2020), 2020-48 (July 26), 2020-56 (Aug. 25), 2020-59 (Sept. 9), 2020-62 (Sept. 24), 2020-65 (Oct. 9), 2020-67 (Oct. 24), 2020-70 (Nov. 8), 2020-72 (Nov. 23), 2020-75 (Dec. 8), 2021-03 (Jan. 7, 2021), 2021-07 (Jan. 22), 2021-08 (Feb. 6), 2021-10 (Feb. 21), 2021-13 (Mar. 8), 2021-15 (Mar. 23), 2021-18 (Apr. 7), 2021-20 (Apr. 22), 2021-22 (May 7) (Ex. SC-037)
Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty, Order re Required Use of Protective Masks in County and Municipal Courthouses (2020-07-30-01) (Ex. SC-063)

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