{"id":"DUT-WA-005","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Washington","state":"WA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Washington State Legislature","authority":"Police power; chapter 43.70 RCW (Department of Health)","instrument":"RCW 43.70.130","title":"Powers and duties of secretary—General","dateIssued":"","effective":"standing","end":"standing","startDate":"","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","MASK","QUAR"],"addressees":["Secretary of Health (whose orders bind persons generally, including inside any business open to the public)"],"clause":"The secretary of health shall:... (3) Strictly enforce all laws for the protection of the public health and the improvement of sanitary conditions in the state... (7) Have the same authority as local health officers, except that the secretary shall not exercise such authority unless... in an emergency the safety of the public health demands it","enforcement":"Violation of a Secretary\u0027s order: criminal penalties recited in Order 20-03 under RCW 43.70.130(7), RCW 70.05.120(4) and WAC 246-100-070(3)","functions":[],"notes":"Gives the Secretary of Health the mandatory duty to enforce the public-health laws and, in an emergency, the full authority of a local health officer statewide; the authority under which Secretary of Health Order 20-03 (statewide face coverings, June 24, 2020) and its six amendments were issued.","sourceUrl":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=43.70.130","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210228014210/https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=43.70.130","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":143368,"grade":"primary","character":"statutory_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-WA","url":"/library/DUT-WA-005","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-WA-005","citation":"Washington State Legislature, RCW 43.70.130 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WA-005)","stateName":"Washington","related":[]}