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Ex. DUT-WA-019 Standing duty Primary source read

Governor's web page 'COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and Workers' (as captured May 11, 2020)

COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and Workers

Office of the Governor (Jay Inslee) · Washington (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Washington
Level
State
Authority
Proclamation 20-25.3 (May 4, 2020) and the Safe Start plan; incorporated by reference in Proclamations 20-25.4 through 20-25.17
Issued
2020-05-11 May 11, 2020
Effective
2020-05-11
End
page maintained through 2021 (later captures Aug. 2020, Jan. and Apr. 2021) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
May 11, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating condition
Addressees
  • specified businesses (each industry named in the guidance documents); employers generally
Character
guidance incorporated
Collection
Standing duties: Washington DUT-WA

Operative words

Under the plan, businesses and activities will re-open in phases with adequate social distancing measures & health standards in place. Businesses may also need to meet additional requirements developed specifically for their industry. Essential Business Guidance: Construction Guidance - issued March 25; Real Estate and Mortgage Guidance - issued March 27;... Car Washes Requirements - issued May 7

Penalty

Through the incorporating proclamations: RCW 43.06.220(5) gross misdemeanor; through WAC 296-800-14035: RCW 49.17.180 civil penalties

What it required

The page the proclamations incorporate by reference ('All mandatory guidelines for businesses and activities... may be found at... COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and Workers'; Exs. WA-040, WA-072): the index of the industry-specific requirements documents whose observance was a condition of operating in each phase.

Retrieval note

The page uses 'Guidance' for most documents and 'Requirements' for others (e.g., 'Car Washes Requirements'); each document's own verb governs. The industry requirements documents themselves are held as Exs. WA-036, WA-104 to WA-109, WA-102.