SANTA MONICA – Officials in Santa Monica and West Hollywood are cracking down on people ignoring the emergency orders requiring facial coverings in public both indoors and outside.
In West Hollywood, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies will be citing people found in violation of the emergency order with a first time fine of $300.
In a media statement released Wednesday, the Commander of the West Hollywood Sheriff’s substation cautioned; “Beginning this month, we will start issuing Administrative Citations for people who are not conforming to the Order to wear a face cover/mask in public,” the statement read. “Our last option was to conduct enforcement by issuing an Administrative Citation, but the risk to Community health is too great.”
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