Effective this month, people who want to report Covid-19 violations will do so through individual jurisdictions.
The tipline email addresses are as follows:
Belvedere, SIPviolation@cityofbelvedere.org; Corte Madera, SIPviolation@tcmmail.org; Fairfax, SIPviolations@townoffairfax.org; Larkspur, SIPviolations@cityoflarkspur.org; Mill Valley, SIPviolations@cityofmillvalley.org; Novato , SIPViolations@novato.org; Ross, SIPviolation@townofross.org; San Anselmo, SIPviolations@townofsananselmo.org; San Rafael , SIPviolations@cityofsanrafael.org; Sausalito, Report to the non-emergency police line at (415) 289-4170; Tiburon, SIPviolations@townoftiburon.org.
“In order to flatten the curve in Marin, we must ensure that people are engaging in social distancing and wearing face coverings,” said Angela Nicholson, Assistant County Administrator and Director of Marin’s Emergency Operations Center during the pandemic.
“Our hope is that outreach, education, and warnings will deter those who are not following the business requirements. It is quicker and more efficient for each jurisdiction to follow up on its own complaints.”
Fines range from $250 to $10,000 for health order violations by commercial entities. Factors determining the size of a penalty include risks to public health, previous warnings, lack of good-faith efforts to comply, and increased revenue generated from noncompliance.
Since the July order was issued, 175 business violations have been reported to Marin County’s Environmental Health Services Division over the first six weeks of the enforcement order. In all, Environmental Health Services logged more than 500 complaints during that period, but many were duplicates of one incident or not related to businesses. With the goal of compliance, the County has contacted more than 100 businesses to provide education and gain compliance with the shelter-in-place (SIP) order. Only a handful of businesses have required second and third visits or fines.
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