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Proclamation 20-05

Proclamation of a State of Emergency (COVID-19), all counties

Governor Jay Inslee · Washington (State)

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Jurisdiction
Washington
Level
State
Authority
Chapters 38.08, 38.52 and 43.06 RCW; RCW 43.06.010(12) (proclamation of a state of emergency)
Issued
2020-02-29 Feb. 29, 2020
Effective
2020-02-29
End
Terminated 11:59 p.m. October 31, 2022 (termination recited in Proclamations 20-09.5, 20-12.6, 20-25.20 and 20-83.3, each dated Oct. 28, 2022) (read as 2022-10-31)
In force
Feb. 29, 2020 to Oct. 31, 2022
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • all State agencies
  • all political subdivisions
  • the public
Functions reached
  • EMER predicate for every Washington instrument below
Collection
Washington WA

Operative words

do hereby proclaim that a State of Emergency exists in all counties in the state of Washington, and direct the plans and procedures of the Washington State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan be implemented. State agencies and departments are directed to utilize state resources and to do everything reasonably possible to assist affected political subdivisions in an effort to respond to and recover from the outbreak.

Enforcement

Predicate for the Governor's prohibitory powers under RCW 43.06.220(1)(h); violations of orders issued under RCW 43.06.220 are gross misdemeanors under RCW 43.06.220(5)

Notes

Every later 20-xx and 21-xx proclamation amends this proclamation and recites that 'a State of Emergency continues to exist in all counties of Washington State'. The emergency ran continuously through September 30, 2021.

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