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A total of 228 mask-related tickets were issued in 2020, and 94 mask-related tickets have been issued since the start of this year, totalling $74,060 in fines. Those found without a mask on public transit are subject to a $230 fine, and there’s a dispute process for people who believe they were unjustly fined.
Hampton says that transit police have also experienced “an increase in obstructive behaviours” as well as “officers being assaulted” when they interact with people who refuse to follow the regulations.
Anti-maskers, he adds, have also been “immediately confrontational,” creating further risks and challenges for police.
“Officers enforcing the regulations are already at an increased personal risk by having to deal with people who are unmasked and whose health status is unknown during a pandemic,” he explains.
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