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Civil Emergency Order: Restricting Restaurant Delivery and Pick-Up Commission Fees

Civil Emergency Order, City of Seattle, Restricting Restaurant Delivery and Pick-Up Commission Fees

Mayor Jenny A. Durkan · City of Seattle, Washington (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Seattle, Washington · Seattle · Washington
Level
City
Authority
SMC 10.02.020.A.15; Seattle City Charter art. V, § 2; SMC ch. 10.02; RCW ch. 38.52; Mayoral Proclamation of Civil Emergency of Mar. 3, 2020
Issued
2020-04-24 Apr. 24, 2020
Effective
2020-04-24 ('Effective immediately') (read as 2020-04-24)
End
'until restaurants are allowed to offer unrestricted dine-in service and the Governor's Stay Home - Stay Healthy Proclamation (20-25.1 amending 20.25) is rescinded or the Mayoral Proclamation of Civil Emergency dated March 3, 2020 is rescinded, whichever proclamation is rescinded later' (in force through Sept. 30, 2021 and beyond)
In force
Apr. 24, 2020 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Supply chainOther
Addressees
  • third-party, app-based food delivery platforms operating in Seattle
  • restaurants (beneficiaries)
Functions reached
  • TO takeout and delivery economics
  • SC platform contracts
  • CB restaurants and drivers
Collection
Seattle MET-SEA

Operative words

SECTION 1: A. Effective immediately, it shall be unlawful for a third-party, app-based food delivery platform to charge a restaurant a commission fee per online, delivery or pick-up order for the use of its services that totals more than 15% of the purchase price of such online order until restaurants are allowed to offer unrestricted dine-in service and the Governor's Stay Home - Stay Healthy Proclamation (20-25.1 amending 20.25) is rescinded or the Mayoral Proclamation of Civil Emergency dated March 3, 2020 is rescinded, whichever proclamation is rescinded later. B. It shall be unlawful for a third-party, app-based food delivery platform to reduce the compensation rates paid to the delivery service driver, or garnish gratuities, as a result of this order going into effect during the duration of this order.

Enforcement

'it shall be unlawful'; SMC 10.02.110

Notes

Recites that 'on March 16, 2020, the Governor of Washington state and the Public Health - Seattle & King County Local Health Officer issued parallel orders temporarily shutting down restaurants, bars, and other entertainment and food establishments, with the exception of take-out food'. Announced with Council President Gonzalez and Councilmember Herbold Apr. 24, 2020.

Retrieval note

Replaced with the archived PDF itself.

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