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Ex. WA-048 Order Primary source read

Proclamation 20-76

Food Delivery Fees

Governor Jay Inslee · Washington (State)

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Jurisdiction
Washington
Level
State
Authority
RCW 43.06.220(1)(h); chapters 38.08, 38.52, 43.06 RCW
Issued
2020-11-19 Nov. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-11-25 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-11-25)
End
Applies 'in any county where indoor dining is prohibited and until indoor dining is again permitted in the county'; provisions continued until the emergency's termination unless amended (read as 2021-03-31)
In force
Nov. 25, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Other
Addressees
  • third-party, app-based food delivery platforms
  • covered restaurants
Functions reached
  • TO takeout and delivery
  • CB
  • OP
Collection
Washington WA

Operative words

I hereby prohibit third-party, app-based delivery platforms from charging covered establishments delivery and other fees in excess of the limits set forth in this order. I further prohibit the reduction of compensation to food delivery drivers... These prohibitions apply in any county where indoor dining is prohibited and until indoor dining is again permitted in the county... 1. A third-party food delivery platform shall not charge a covered establishment a delivery fee that [exceeds the stated percentage]...

Enforcement

RCW 43.06.220(5)

Notes

Tied by its own terms to the indoor-dining prohibition of Proclamation 20-25.8; 'nothing in this proclamation shall be construed to limit a local government' from adopting stricter fee limits.

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