City Of West Hollywood Face Covering Requirements To Reduce The Spread Of Coronavirus

Press release from the City of West Hollywood:

July 02, 2020

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City of West Hollywood requires people to wear face coverings in public in order to reduce the transmission of coronavirus and reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Requirements to use face coverings took effect on Saturday, May 23, 2020.

There are urgent concerns about the spike in the COVID-19 infection rate. We can once again flatten the curve, but we must all work together. It’s imperative that we each keep others and ourselves safe by using a face covering in public and maintaining social (physical) distance.

Since May, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department West Hollywood Station has been monitoring compliance of face covering requirements.

The West Hollywood Station has announced that, while its primary focus remains on education and awareness, personnel may issue an Administrative Citation if someone refuses voluntary compliance to use a face covering. Sheriff’s personnel will hand out face coverings as part of requesting compliance to people who do not have them.

The City of West Hollywood’s fee schedule for such Administrative Citations is as follows:

• A first violation is $250 plus a fee of $50 for a total of $300;
• A second violation is $1,000 plus a fee of $50 for a total of $1,050;
• A third violation is $2,000 plus a fee of $50 for a total of $2,050; and
• A fourth violation is $5,000 plus a fee of $50 for a total of $5,050.

These are Administrative Citations, not Criminal Charges.

In addition, the City of West Hollywood’s Code Compliance Division provides oversight of business compliance and Code Enforcement Officers may issue Administrative Citations to businesses that are not in compliance with Los Angeles County Department of Public Health protocols.

When in public, people in West Hollywood should maintain social (physical) distancing of at least six feet and use a face covering to adhere to City requirements. Public Health officials recommend a clean cloth face covering that securely covers both nose and mouth.

Face coverings are not required for young children under two-years-old. Children between two- and eight-years-old should only wear face coverings with adult supervision; and people with certain medical conditions are exempt from this requirement.

Guidance for Face Coverings

The City of West Hollywood encourages residents to remain home as much as is practical and limit close contact with others outside of a household. Additionally, people 65 years old or older and all people of any age with underlying health conditions should remain at home whenever possible; people in these categories should only leave their residences to seek medical care, exercise, or obtain food or other necessities.

We can defeat the coronavirus pandemic faster when we all work together.

For more information, please visit weho.org/coronavirus.

This press release was produced by the City of West Hollywood. The views expressed here are the author’s own.