# ban on # covering: since 2010 "law imposes a # of up to €150, and/or participation in citizenship education, for those who violate the law. The bill also penalises, with a fine of €30,000 and 1 year in prison, anyone who # (by violence, threats or by abuse of power) another to wear face coverings; these penalties may be doubled if the victim is under the age of 18." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_ban_on_face_covering