{"id":"MET-SEA-022","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"King County, Washington (King County Metro Transit)","state":"WA","metro":"SEA","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"King County Metro, implementing the Local Health Officer\u0027s face-covering Directive of May 11, 2020","authority":"Local Health Officer Directive (May 11, 2020, effective May 18, 2020); King County Executive direction to County employees","instrument":"Metro announcement: masks or face coverings required on transit from May 18, 2020","title":"New public health Directive requires masks or face coverings on transit","dateIssued":"2020-05-11","effective":"2020-05-18","end":"Continued under SOH Order 20-03 (June 26, 2020) and the federal transit mask order (Feb. 1, 2021) through and beyond Sept. 30, 2021","startDate":"2020-05-18","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","TRAV"],"addressees":["all transit passengers","Metro employees including operators"],"clause":"Starting Monday, May 18 until further notice, passengers are required to wear masks or face coverings while riding transit, according to a new Public Health directive issued today by Dr. Jeff Duchin... alongside King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan.... There is no penalty for not wearing a face covering. Violation of this Directive does not create grounds to stop, detain, issue a citation, arrest, or prosecute individuals.","enforcement":"Directive without penalty (\u0027Violation of this Directive does not create grounds to stop, detain, issue a citation, arrest, or prosecute individuals\u0027)","functions":["WF commuting workforce","TR travel","CB"],"notes":"The King County Executive simultaneously \u0027directed that all county employees wear masks/face coverings in public indoor spaces or outdoors when unable to maintain distance\u0027. Verifies the May 11, 2020 Directive\u0027s date and effective date;","sourceUrl":"https://kingcountymetro.blog/2020/05/11/new-public-health-directive-requires-masks-or-face-coverings-on-transit/","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200512084527/https://kingcountymetro.blog/2020/05/11/new-public-health-directive-requires-masks-or-face-coverings-on-transit/","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":366649,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-SEA","url":"/library/MET-SEA-022","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-SEA-022","citation":"King County Metro, implementing the Local Health Officer\u0027s face-covering Directive of May 11, 2020, Metro announcement: masks or face coverings required on transit from May 18, 2020 (May 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-022)","stateName":"Washington","related":["MET-SEA-035","MET-SEA-047"]}