Local Health Officer Indoor Masking Directive

The record

Jurisdiction

King County, Washington · Seattle · Washington

Level

County

Authority

RCW 70.05.070(2)-(3); WAC 246-100-036

Issued

2021-05-20 May 20, 2021

Effective

2021-05-20 ('EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY'); updated May 27, 2021 per the Public Health release (read as 2021-05-20)

End

Lifted when Public Health confirmed 70 percent of residents 16 and older fully vaccinated (announced June 15, 2021; MET-SEA-034) (read as 2021-06-15)

In force

May 20, 2021 to June 15, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirement

Addressees

• everyone 5 and older in King County
• indoor spaces open to the public: retail, grocery stores, government buildings, other businesses

Functions reached

• SF sales floor
• CB customers
• EMP public-facing staff

Collection

Seattle MET-SEA

Operative words

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, as Local Health Officer I hereby DIRECT as follows: INDOOR MASKING DIRECTIVE. Everyone 5-years of age and older in King County should continue to wear a face covering within indoor public spaces, unless a state-approved method is used to assure that all people allowed inside have been fully vaccinated. Everyone in correctional facilities, homeless shelters, schools, public transportation, and certain health care settings... must also wear a well-fitted mask... This DIRECTIVE applies to indoor spaces that are open to the public, including retail, grocery stores, government buildings, and other businesses and places where members of the public can enter freely; it does not apply to indoor non-public spaces, including businesses, offices, and other places of employment with limited access.

Enforcement

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