Face Mask Regulation
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
POHNPEI STATE GOVERNMENT
P.O. BOX 1789
KOLONIA, POHNPEI, FM 96941
OFFICE PHONE: (691) 320-3910/3881
Office of the Director
PAKAIR
July 25, 2022
KEMPAHN KOLOKOL ONOPEK OH MEHLEILEI DE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY WIADAHR PAKAIR WET PWE EN KAK SEKEREHKI TOHN WEHI ME PALI WET PAHN DOULA APWALIH OH KAKEHLAKA KOSONNED AKAN ME PAHN SANSAL PAH TEPIDA NI ALEM, JULY 29, 2022 OH PATOHLA.
1. MEHN PEREHRE DE FACE MASK:
a. MEH MEN ME KEDIREKIDA SOHTE OKE KOASONDI WET, WASA SOHTE LIPILIP, AHPW MEHLEL WASAH KAN ME MIE KAPOKON ME RASONG IMWEN NETNET KAN, IMWEN KAUDEK, NAN KAMADIPW AKAN, MEHLA DE KEPINSALEHDALA KAN. IRAIL POLICE AKAN PAHN PATOWAN OHNG ARAMAS MENO DE MEHPWUKO CITATION DE KISIN LIKIOU EN PEKIEK.
b. KALOKEPEN KOASONDI WET PAHN KAK LAUDIKIHLA OH LEL TALA KID ($1,000.00)
2. KOSONNED EN KENDIP EN PWUH. 66 POHNPEI CODE § 5-102
a. E UWENG SAPWELIMWATAIL KOSONNED KOANOAT DE SAK PWUH OH KENDIP AHPW SOHTE APWALIENG KENDIP NAN DOUE ME DUETE TEHN POATOL, MEHLEL WASAH KAN ME MWEIMWEI IENG TOHN WEI EN PWAREK, POHN ELEN WEHI OH WASA KAN ME MIE KAPOKON,
b. KOMW SOHTE PAHN UWENGADA DE KAWEHLO KOSONNED WET MA MIE MEHN KENDIP KAUNOPADA ME DUETE TEHN PWOATOAL, IHTE MA SOHTE ME KOMW KAUNOPADA. IRAIL POLICE AKAN PAHN PATOWAN OHNG ARAMAS MENO DE MEHPWUKO CITATION DE KISIN LIKIOU EN PEKIEK.
c. KALOKEPEN KOSONNED WET PAHN KAK LAUDLA OH LEL TALA $200.00 DE SELIDI NAN IMWETENG SOHTE REIREI SANG RAHN WENEI SEK (60) DE KAPATAIRA PWAIN OH SELIDI NAN IMWETENG.
PALI WET MEHLEL MEN IANG KANGONGOAHKI TOHN WEI REN KUPWUR KALAHNGAN OH ANSOU KAROS IDAWENG KOASOANDI EN TOAKTE KAN OH DOADOAHKI FACE MASK DE MEHN PEREHRE ANSOU KAROS, OH PIL NI ANSOU OHTE PEKI NI KARAKARAHK WIEPEN APWALIH MEHN KENDIP EN PWUH AKAN EN MIE ANSOU KAROS.
KALAHGNAN
PATRICK CARL – DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
POHNPEI STATE GOVERNMENT
P.O. BOX 1789
KOLONIA, POHNPEI, FM 96941
OFFICE PHONE: (691) 320-3910/3881
Office of the Director
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
July 25, 2022
The Department of Public Safety wishes to inform the general public that the following requirements and State law will be enforced starting this Friday, July 29, 2022.
1. Face mask:
a. Anyone found not complying with this requirement or not wearing a face mask in public areas such as stores, Sakau bars, nightclubs, places of worship, at a party or funerals will be issued a citation.
b. The penalty for violating this requirement is subject to a fine of up to $1,000.00
2. Betel nut spitting law:
a. §5-102. Prohibition on chewing and spitting. Chewing betel nut and/or spitting betel nut is prohibited for the following:
1. A public place as defined by 66 PC 5-101(2);
2. A public roadway as defined by 71 PC 1-101(28); and
b. Spitting of betel nut juice is prohibited at any other location in the state unless the user is spitting directly into a container readily capable of being closed and covered as defined by 66 PC 5-101(5) and the container is closed or sealed immediately after spitting.
c. §5-105 of this chapter commits an offense against this state, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not more than $200.00, or imprisonment for not more than 60days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Thank you
PATRICK CARL – DIRECTOR
