The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Washington
- Level
- State
- Authority
- RCW 43.70.130; RCW 70.05.070; WAC 246-100-036
- Issued
- 2022-02-16 Feb. 16, 2022
- Effective
- 2022-02-18
- End
- Statewide indoor requirement ended March 12, 2022 (post-period) (read as 2022-03-12)
- In force
- Feb. 18, 2022 to Mar. 12, 2022
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirement
- Addressees
- every person in Washington State
- Functions reached
- MASK chronology authority
- Collection
- Washington WA
Operative words
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2020, Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03 was issued, directing every person in Washington State to wear a face covering when in any indoor or outdoor public setting, subject to certain exceptions; and WHEREAS, on July 24, 2020, Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.1 was issued, directing every person in Washington State to wear a face covering when outside of their dwelling unit, subject to certain exception; and WHEREAS, on May 17, 2021, Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.2 was issued, exempting fully vaccinated people...; and WHEREAS, on June 29, 2021, Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.3 was issued, permitting people to be outdoors without face coverings...; and... WHEREAS, on August 19, 2021, Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.4 was issued, reinstituting a requirement for people to wear face coverings, regardless of their vaccination status, when in a place where any person from outside their household is present or in a public place, with limited exceptions; and WHEREAS, on September 13, 2021, Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.5 was issued, requiring people to wear face coverings at outdoor events or gatherings attended by 500 or more people; and WHEREAS, on September 24, 2021, Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.6 was issued, permitting non-spectators to not wear face coverings on the field of play
Enforcement
WAC 246-100-036 / RCW 70.05.120
Notes
Included for its recitals, which fix the issue dates and content of every version of the statewide face-covering order from June 24, 2020 through September 24, 2021; the order itself is post-period.