State Legal Holidays for 2005
The following are Washington State's legal holidays for 2005. Counties, cities and towns do not have to follow this holiday schedule. MRSC follows the state holiday schedule, and our office will be closed these days.
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State Legal Holiday Names |
State Statutory Designation of Holiday (RCW 1.16.050) |
2005 Holiday Dates |
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New Year's Day |
First day of January |
December 31, 2004 (Friday) |
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday |
Third Monday in January |
January 17, 2005 (Monday) |
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Presidents' Day |
Third Monday in February |
February 21, 2005 (Monday) |
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Memorial Day |
Last Monday of May |
May 30, 2005 (Monday) |
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Independence Day |
July 4 |
July 4, 2005 (Monday) |
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Labor Day |
First Monday in September |
September 5, 2005 (Monday) |
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Veterans' Day |
November 11 |
November 11, 2005 (Friday) |
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Thanksgiving Day |
Fourth Thursday in November |
November 24, 2005 (Thursday) |
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Day Immediately Following Thanksgiving |
Day Immediately Following Thanksgiving |
November 25, 2005 (Friday) |
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Christmas Day |
December 25 |
December 26, 2005 (Monday) |
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Floating Holiday |
Selected in accordance with local ordinance or resolution and personnel policies |
RCW 1.16.050 provides that when a legal holiday, other than Sunday, falls upon a Sunday, the following Monday shall be the legal holiday.
RCW 1.16.050 provides that when a legal holiday falls upon a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be the legal holiday.
Statutory Reference:
RCW 1.16.050
See also, RCW 2.28.100 and RCW 2.28.110 (Court business on legal holidays) and
RCW 28A.150.050 (School Holidays)