Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Covid-19 and the Threat of Fines

 State by state in Germany, the threats of fines are obvious.  States often differ on the threat.  Focus did a good update to lay out this problem.

Example: if you live in Baden-Wurttemberg and walk around without a mask in 'protected areas', then the ranges from 50 Euro to 250 Euro (the police admit most of the time, it's set at 70 Euro).  If you are wandering around without 'reason' in the state?  Well...that can run from 50 Euro to 500 Euro.

Example: in Bavaria, if you walk in a protected area without a mask....that's a plain 250 Euro fine.

Example: in Berlin, if you hold a private party with too many guests....that's a 500 Euro fine if the cops stumble upon it.

Example: in Mecklenburg, if you went off to a prohibited event (demonstration for example), that gets you a 400 Euro fine.

Example: in the Pfalz, if you walked into a store or enclosed building without a mask....50 Euro fine.

There is no national fine policy....each state is running its own operation and set to whatever level that the coalition government locally can justify. 

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