Philadelphians Who Violate Shelter-At-Home Order Could Face Fines

Greg Argos reports.

PHILADELPHIA OFFICIALS MEANBUSINESS WHEN IT COMES TO THESHELTER AT HOME ORDER.THEY'VE ANNOUNCED VIOLATORSCOULD BE FINED.GREG ARGOS TELLS YOU WHAT THOSEWHO BREAK THE RULES ARE FACING.Reporter: WE ARE NOW WELLINTO SPRING, AND WITH BEAUTIFULWEATHER, INCREASINGTEMPERATURES, IT IS VERYTEMPTING PERHAPS TO GO OUTSIDE,MAYBE EVEN HANG OUT WITH SOMEFRIENDS.BUT THAT IS DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUSAND CITY OFFICIALS HERE INPHILADELPHIA ARE DOINGEVERYTHING THEY CAN TO MAKE SUREYOU KNOW JUST THAT.WE WILL DO WHATEVER WE NEEDTO DO TO FLATTEN THIS CURVE.Reporter: WHICH INCLUDES AMANDATORY SHELTER AT HOME ORDER.ONLY ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES LIKEGOING TO THE GROCERY STORE AREALLOWED.TUESDAY CITY OFFICIALSANNOUNCING A $100 FINE PEOPLECOULD FACE IF CAUGHT VIOLATINGTHE ORDER.ARREST IS NOT OFF THE TABLEBUT OBVIOUSLY SINCE THIS IS APUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE WE WANT TOMAKE SURE WE DON'T INTERJECTSITUATIONS THAT WOULD PUT EITHEROUR OFFICERS OR OUR CITIZENSWE'RE PROVIDING THE SERVICE TOAT MORE RISK.Reporter: THE POTENTIAL FINESIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN OTHERAREAS WITH SIMILAR POLICIES.IN NEW YORK CITY FINES CAN RANGEFROM 250 TO $500.DENVER UP TO 999, AND INBALTIMORE, YOU COULD BE UP 5,000BUCKS.EVEN SO, HERE IN PHILLY, SOMETWO DAYS LATER, OUR CAMERASCAUGHT PEOPLE IGNORING THEREQUEST, WHICH IS MEANT TO LIMITTHE SPREAD OF THE DEADLYCOVID-19 VIRUS.OFF THE STREETS.Reporter: VIDEOS POSTED TOSOCIAL MEDIA SHOW PHILLY COPSPLEADING WITH THE PUBLIC TO STAYINSIDE.THE COVID-19 VIRUS.Reporter: A SPOKESPERSON FORTHE MAYOR'S OFFICE SAYS POLICEOFFICERS MAKE THE FINAL DECISIONON WHETHER TO ISSUE THE FINESKNOWN AS CODE VIOLATION NOTICESOR CVN'S IN PART STATING WE AREHOPEFUL THE VERBAL WARNINGSTAKING PLACE WILL ENCOURAGEPEOPLE TO DISBURSE AND FINESWILL NOT BE NEEDED.I SEC CITY OFFICIALS HOW MANYCVN'S HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO DATE ASPOKESPERSON SAYS SHE DID NOTTRACK REAL TIME DATA BUT SHE