Appeals Court Upholds Nearly $1M COVID Fine Against WA Restaurant

Court Upholds Nearly $1 Million Fine Against Restaurant That Defied COVID-19 Pandemic Order

A Washington state restaurant that resumed indoor dining in violation of a 2020 state COVID-19 pandemic order must pay a fine of more than $900,000, an appeals court has ruled. State officials fined the owners of Stuffy’s II Restaurant $936,000 in total—$18,000 for each day its dining room was open while the state’s emergency order banning indoor dining was in place. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee imposed the ban in late 2020 after there was a jump …

Appeals court upholds nearly $1M COVID fine against WA restaurant

Stuffy's II Restaurant in Longview owes $936,000 in fines — $18,000 for each of the 52 days the eatery remained open for indoor dining while a ban was in effect.

Appeals court upholds $1M in fines against Longview restaurant for violating COVID restrictions

A state appeals court upheld nearly $1M in fines against Stuffy’s II in Longview for defying Washington’s COVID indoor dining ban; the restaurant remains closed after an August fire. The post Appeals court upholds $1M in fines against Longview restaurant for violating COVID restrictions first appeared on ClarkCountyToday.com.