Requiring customers to be vaccinated can draw $5,000 fines starting soon in
Florida

By Kirby Wilson Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau
Updated September 01, 2021 09:24 PM

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Florida businesses and governments that require proof of COVID-19 vaccination
from customers or members of the public will soon face $5,000 fines,
according to a new Department of Health rule.

Earlier this year, the Republican-led Florida Legislature passed a bill, SB
2006, banning businesses, governments and schools from requiring "vaccine
passports" - essentially proof that people seeking their services have gotten
a COVID-19 vaccine. In May, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed that bill into law. The
legislation allowed the state's Department of Health to issue fines "not to
exceed $5,000 per violation."

On Aug. 27, the department filed a rule that lays out how it will enforce the
measure. Businesses, governments and schools will be fined $5,000 "per
individual and separate violation," the rule states. That's the maximum
penalty allowed by law.

Violators will be issued a notice of their infraction, and they'll have a
chance to appeal their fines, the rule says. Once a fine is finalized,
entities will have 30 days to pay it.

The rule will go into effect Sept. 16.

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