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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-VA-013	12VAC5-421-3770, Summary suspension of a permit (Food Regulations), text as in force in 202012VAC5-421-3770. Summary Suspension of a Permit	State Board of Health (Virginia Department of Health)	VirginiaState	Mar. 1, 2002	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-14-071	Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 EmergencyOrder Declaring a Judicial Emergency	Supreme Court of Virginia	VirginiaCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VA-039	Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 EmergencyOrder Declaring a Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 Emergency	Supreme Court of Virginia	VirginiaCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. VA-020	Executive Directive Eight (2020)Directing the Superintendent of the Virginia Department of State Police to Take Certain Administrative Action Due to the Novel Coronavirus…	Governor Ralph S. Northam	VirginiaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-021	DPOR 'Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information and Resources' page (Governor Northam orders statewide closure of certain non-essential businesses; DPOR-regulated businesses that must close; offices closed; waivers; examination services updates), as archived Apr. 4, 2020Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information and Resources	Virginia DPOR	Virginia; Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) and its eighteen regulatory boardsSector regulator	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-084	SCC website 'COVID-19 UPDATE': all business to be handled electronically, by email or telephone; in-person visits to SCC offices temporarily suspended; drop-offs permitted with delayed processing (as archived April 9, 2020)Virginia State Corporation Commission COVID-19 Update: in-person visits suspended	Virginia State Corporation Commission	Virginia (State Corporation Commission, including the Office of the Clerk: business entity and UCC filings)State	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-056	OmniRide 'Reduced OmniRide Service During Pandemic' (posted Apr. 20, 2020; captured May 28, 2020): only four Express commuter routes operating (ridership down 90 percent); Local and Metro Express fare free; no cash on Express; Transit Center lobby closed; operators limiting passengers to 10 when possible; one loop only on local buses; seats nearest the operator blocked; operators wearing masksReduced OmniRide Service During Pandemic	Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), OmniRide	Virginia (PRTC service area)Sector regulator	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-011	Executive Order Number Sixty (2020), Clarification of Certain Immunity From Liability for Healthcare Providers in Response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Clarification of Certain Immunity From Liability for Healthcare Providers in Response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Ralph S. Northam	VirginiaState	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyHealth care ordersOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-014	Forward Virginia (Safer at Home: Phase One), Guidelines for All Business Sectors and sector-specific guidelines (restaurants and beverage services, farmers markets, brick-and-mortar retail, fitness and exercise facilities, personal care and grooming, campgrounds, and others)Safer at Home: Phase One, Guidelines for All Business Sectors (Virginia Forward Phase One Business Sector Guidelines)	Governor Ralph S. Northam (Office of the Governor), with the Virginia Department of Health	VirginiaState	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. VA-010	Executive Order 61 and Order of Public Health Emergency ThreePhase One Easing of Certain Temporary Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-044	OmniRide notice, May 27, 2020: from May 29, 2020 all passengers required to wear face coverings on OmniRide buses in compliance with the Governor's order on face coverings on all public transitFace Covering Required on OmniRide Buses	Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), OmniRide	Virginia (PRTC service area)Sector regulator	May 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-016	FAQ on Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency 5 (face coverings)Frequently Asked Questions on Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency Five	Office of the Governor and Virginia Department of Health	VirginiaState	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. VA-012	Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency FiveRequirement to Wear Face Covering While Inside Buildings	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	May 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-015	Forward Virginia (Safer at Home: Phase Three), Guidelines for All Business Sectors and sector-specific guidelinesSafer at Home: Phase Three, Guidelines for All Business Sectors (Forward Virginia Phase Three Guidelines)	Governor Ralph S. Northam (Office of the Governor), with the Virginia Department of Health	VirginiaState	June 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-001	Briefing Package: Emergency Temporary Standard / Emergency Regulation, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19, 16VAC25-220 (Board meeting June 24, 2020, continued June 29 and July 15, 2020)Emergency Temporary Standard/Emergency Regulation, Infectious Disease Prevention, SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19 (briefing package…	Virginia Department of Labor and Industry for the Safety and Health Codes Board	Virginia; Safety and Health Codes Board, Department of Labor and Industry (State-plan OSHA agency, statewide)Sector regulator	June 23, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-018	Tigges v. Northam, Memorandum Order denying the motion for a preliminary injunction (Dk. No. 19), Civil Action No. 3:20-cv-410Tigges v. Northam, 473 F. Supp. 3d 559 (E.D. Va. 2020)	John A. Gibney, Jr., United States District Judge	Virginia (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division)Court	July 21, 2020	2020 Q3	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-045	16VAC25-220, Emergency Temporary Standard, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19Emergency Temporary Standard: Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19	Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board / Department of Labor and Industry (VOSH)	VirginiaState	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-09-012	16VAC25-220, Emergency Temporary Standard, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19Virginia COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (adopted July 15, 2020; effective July 27, 2020)	Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board; Department of Labor and Industry (VOSH)	VirginiaSector regulator	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-10-042	16VAC25-220, Emergency Temporary Standard, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-1916VAC25-220 ETS (adopted July 15, 2020; effective July 27, 2020)	Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board; Department of Labor and Industry	VirginiaSector regulator	July 27, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-12-063	16VAC25-220, Emergency Temporary Standard, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19Virginia COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (adopted July 15, 2020; effective July 27, 2020)	Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board; Department of Labor and Industry (VOSH)	VirginiaSector regulator	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. VA-036	16VAC25-220, Emergency Temporary Standard, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19Emergency Temporary Standard - Infectious Disease Prevention, SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19	Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board, Department of Labor and Industry	VirginiaSector regulator	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. VA-040	Amendment to the Eighth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency (suspension of writs of eviction)Amendment to Eighth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 Emergency	Supreme Court of Virginia	VirginiaCourt	Aug. 7, 2020	2020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-009	Va. Code section 8.01-225.03, Certain immunity for certain hospices, home care organizations, private providers, assisted living facilities, and adult day care centers during a disaster under specific circumstances (text as it stood in 2021, before the 2024 amendments)Certain immunity for certain hospices, home care organizations, private providers, assisted living facilities, and adult day care centers…	General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 8.01, Chapter 3)	VirginiaState	Oct. 13, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyHealth care ordersOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-010	2020 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I, Chapter 6 (House Bill 5059), An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 8.01-225.03, relating to certain hospices, home care organizations, private providers, assisted living facilities, and adult day care centers; immunity from civil liability; COVID-19; emergencyAn Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 8.01-225.03, relating to certain hospices, home care organizations…	General Assembly of Virginia (2020 Special Session I); approved by Governor Ralph S. Northam	VirginiaState	Oct. 13, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyHealth care ordersOperating conditionOther	Primary source read
Ex. VA-022	Fifth Amended Executive Order 67 and Order of Public Health Emergency SevenPhase Three Further Adjusting of Certain Temporary Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver	VirginiaState	Nov. 5, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read

State Board of Health (Virginia Department of Health), 12VAC5-421-3770, Summary suspension of a permit (Food Regulations), text as in force in 2020 (standing) (Ex. DUT-VA-013)
Supreme Court of Virginia, Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-071)
Supreme Court of Virginia, Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. VA-039)
Governor Ralph S. Northam, Executive Directive Eight (2020) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. VA-020)
Virginia DPOR, DPOR 'Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information and Resources' page (Governor Northam orders statewide closure of certain non-essential businesses; DPOR-regulated businesses that must close; offices closed; waivers; examination services updates), as archived Apr. 4, 2020 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-021)
Virginia State Corporation Commission, SCC website 'COVID-19 UPDATE': all business to be handled electronically, by email or telephone; in-person visits to SCC offices temporarily suspended; drop-offs permitted with delayed processing (as archived April 9, 2020) (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-084)
Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), OmniRide, OmniRide 'Reduced OmniRide Service During Pandemic' (posted Apr. 20, 2020; captured May 28, 2020): only four Express commuter routes operating (ridership down 90 percent); Local and Metro Express fare free; no cash on Express; Transit Center lobby closed; operators limiting passengers to 10 when possible; one loop only on local buses; seats nearest the operator blocked; operators wearing masks (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-056)
Governor Ralph S. Northam, Executive Order Number Sixty (2020), Clarification of Certain Immunity From Liability for Healthcare Providers in Response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-011)
Governor Ralph S. Northam (Office of the Governor), with the Virginia Department of Health, Forward Virginia (Safer at Home: Phase One), Guidelines for All Business Sectors and sector-specific guidelines (restaurants and beverage services, farmers markets, brick-and-mortar retail, fitness and exercise facilities, personal care and grooming, campgrounds, and others) (May 8, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-014)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Executive Order 61 and Order of Public Health Emergency Three (May 8, 2020) (Ex. VA-010)
Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), OmniRide, OmniRide notice, May 27, 2020: from May 29, 2020 all passengers required to wear face coverings on OmniRide buses in compliance with the Governor's order on face coverings on all public transit (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-044)
Office of the Governor and Virginia Department of Health, FAQ on Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency 5 (face coverings) (May 29, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-016)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency Five (May 26, 2020) (Ex. VA-012)
Governor Ralph S. Northam (Office of the Governor), with the Virginia Department of Health, Forward Virginia (Safer at Home: Phase Three), Guidelines for All Business Sectors and sector-specific guidelines (June 30, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-015)
Virginia Department of Labor and Industry for the Safety and Health Codes Board, Briefing Package: Emergency Temporary Standard / Emergency Regulation, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19, 16VAC25-220 (Board meeting June 24, 2020, continued June 29 and July 15, 2020) (June 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-001)
John A. Gibney, Jr., United States District Judge, Tigges v. Northam, Memorandum Order denying the motion for a preliminary injunction (Dk. No. 19), Civil Action No. 3:20-cv-410 (July 21, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-018)
Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board / Department of Labor and Industry (VOSH), 16VAC25-220, Emergency Temporary Standard, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19 (July 15, 2020) (Ex. ECO-B-045)
Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board; Department of Labor and Industry (VOSH), 16VAC25-220, Emergency Temporary Standard, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19 (July 15, 2020) (Ex. SEC-09-012)
Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board; Department of Labor and Industry, 16VAC25-220, Emergency Temporary Standard, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19 (July 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-10-042)
Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board; Department of Labor and Industry (VOSH), 16VAC25-220, Emergency Temporary Standard, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19 (July 15, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-063)
Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board, Department of Labor and Industry, 16VAC25-220, Emergency Temporary Standard, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19 (July 15, 2020) (Ex. VA-036)
Supreme Court of Virginia, Amendment to the Eighth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency (suspension of writs of eviction) (Aug. 7, 2020) (Ex. VA-040)
General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 8.01, Chapter 3), Va. Code section 8.01-225.03, Certain immunity for certain hospices, home care organizations, private providers, assisted living facilities, and adult day care centers during a disaster under specific circumstances (text as it stood in 2021, before the 2024 amendments) (Oct. 13, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-009)
General Assembly of Virginia (2020 Special Session I); approved by Governor Ralph S. Northam, 2020 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I, Chapter 6 (House Bill 5059), An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 8.01-225.03, relating to certain hospices, home care organizations, private providers, assisted living facilities, and adult day care centers; immunity from civil liability; COVID-19; emergency (standing) (Ex. DUT-VA-010)
Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Fifth Amended Executive Order 67 and Order of Public Health Emergency Seven (Nov. 5, 2020) (Ex. VA-022)

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