Proclamation 20-25, Stay Home - Stay Healthy (Mar. 23, 2020), para. 3 and 3(b)

The record

Jurisdiction

Washington

Level

State

Authority

RCW 43.06.220(1)(h); chapters 38.08, 38.52, 43.06 RCW

Issued

2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020

Effective

2020-03-23 (stay-home and gathering prohibitions, immediately); midnight March 25, 2020 (non-essential business closures) (read as 2020-03-23)

End

2020-04-06 / April 8, 2020 by its terms; extended to May 4 (20-25.1), to May 31 (20-25.3); transitioned to Safe Start June 1, 2020 (20-25.4); the 20-25 series continued as the vehicle for every later phase until terminated Oct. 31, 2022 (20-25.20) (read as 2020-04-06)

In force

Mar. 23, 2020 to Apr. 6, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Stay-at-homeBusiness closureWorkplace rulesOperating condition

Addressees

• all people in Washington State
• all non-essential businesses
• all essential businesses

Functions reached

• CB customer base under stay-home
• SF premises closed to the public
• OF office closed except minimum basic operations (remote work)
• WF
• GATH
• MK events
• SC supply chain (non-essential suppliers closed)
• JS job sites (non-essential construction halted)
• PF production floor (non-essential manufacturing halted)

Collection

Washington WA

Operative words

1. All people in Washington State shall immediately cease leaving their home or place of residence except: (1) to conduct or participate in essential activities, and/or (2) for employment in essential business services.... 2. All people in Washington State shall immediately cease participating in all public and private gatherings and multi-person activities for social, spiritual and recreational purposes, regardless of the number of people involved... This prohibition also applies to planned wedding and funeral events.... 3. Effective midnight on March 25, 2020, all non-essential businesses in Washington State shall cease operations except for performing basic minimum operations. All essential businesses are encouraged to remain open and maintain operations, but must establish and implement social distancing and sanitation measures... b. Essential businesses are prohibited from operating under this Proclamation unless they establish and implement social distancing and sanitation measures... d. For purposes of this Proclamation, minimum basic operations are the minimum activities necessary to maintain the value of the business' inventory, preserve the condition of the business' physical plant and equipment, ensure security, process payroll and employee benefits, facilitate employees of the business being able to continue to work remotely from their residences, and related functions. This Proclamation shall not be construed to prohibit working from home

Enforcement

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