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City of Orange Mayor Mandates Fines for Social Distancing Violators

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The City of Orange Mayor has issued the First Amended Emergency Order effective Monday, March 30, 2020, at 11:59 P.M.

In the mandate, City of Orange Mayor Larry Spears Jr. authorized the Orange Police Department to enforce the mandates for social distancing, Violators will face a fine of up to $1,000 with 180 days in jail. In the amended order, no more than one person in a family is permitted to enter a business. Exceptions are made for parents without child care or disabled individuals needing assistance.

Tanning salons and eight-liner game rooms were added to the list of businesses shuttered.

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