{"id":"MET-SEA-047","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"King County, Washington","state":"WA","metro":"SEA","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle \u0026 King County","authority":"RCW 70.05.070(2)-(3); WAC 246-100-036","instrument":"Local Health Officer Directive: Face Covering Directive","title":"Local Health Officer Directive (Face Covering Directive)","dateIssued":"2020-05-11","effective":"2020-05-18","end":"\u0027This Directive shall EXPIRE upon determination by the Local Health Officer that there is no longer a need for face coverings due to COVID-19\u0027; overlaid by SOH Order 20-03 (June 26, 2020); updated by the Indoor Masking Directive of May 20, 2021 (MET-SEA-003)","startDate":"2020-05-18","endDate":"2020-06-26","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["MASK","EMP","TRAV"],"addressees":["all individuals in King County in indoor public settings or outdoor public locations within six feet of non-household members","all commercial establishments in King County (signage)","groceries, pharmacies, retail, restaurant carry-out and delivery employees, cannabis and tobacco retail, buses, light rail and public transportation"],"clause":"EFFECTIVE on May 18, 2020, as the Local Health Officer I hereby DIRECT as follows: FACE COVERING DIRECTIVE. A. All individuals must wear face coverings over their noses and mouths when they will be at (1) indoor public settings, or (2) outdoor public locations and cannot maintain distancing of approximately six feet from another individual who does not share their household.... C. This Directive applies to any indoor public setting or outdoor public location where a person will be in within six feet of another individual, who does not share the same household, and includes, but is not limited to the following sectors: 1. Groceries, pharmacies, and other retail that sells food and beverage products... 2. Commercial retail stores that supply essential sectors... 3. Restaurant carry-out and quick-serve food operations - including food preparation, carry-out, and delivery food employees. 4. Cannabis retail and dietary supplement retail stores. 5. Tobacco and vapor sellers. 6. Buses, light rail, and other forms of public transportation.... F. Violation of this Directive does not create grounds for residents or law enforcement to stop, detain, issue a citation, arrest, intimidate, or harass individuals who do not comply with it.... G. All commercial establishments in King County are directed to post signage advising individuals to wear face coverings on the premises.","enforcement":"Directive without penalty (¶ F); signage direction to every commercial establishment (¶ G); made a condition of riding Metro (MET-SEA-022)","functions":["SF sales floor","TO carry-out and delivery staff","TR transit","EMP workplace rules and signage","CB customers"],"notes":"Signed \u0027this 11 day of May 2020\u0027. The first face-covering instrument in the metro area, five weeks before the statewide order. Recites the County\u0027s Apr. 1, 2020 face-cover guidance and the Governor\u0027s May 4, 2020 phased reopening proclamation.","sourceUrl":"https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/covid-19/~/media/depts/health/communicable-diseases/documents/c19/mask-directive-order.ashx","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200606173729/https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/covid-19/~/media/depts/health/communicable-diseases/documents/c19/mask-directive-order.ashx","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":344253,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-SEA","url":"/library/MET-SEA-047","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-SEA-047","citation":"Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle \u0026 King County, Local Health Officer Directive: Face Covering Directive (May 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-047)","stateName":"Washington","related":["MET-SEA-003","MET-SEA-022","MET-SEA-048","MET-SEA-050","MET-SEA-049","MET-SEA-008"]}