Paris police stepped up checks in the city of Lights on Friday.

Officers air, ensuring the nationwide locked down is respected across the country on that non essential travel is avoided.

Police stopped vehicles and ask drivers and passengers to show valid travel permits.

France reinstated a one month national lock down on October 30th.

Movement is restricted toe one kilometer from one's residents.

There are exceptions for work that can't be done from home family obligations and medical visits.

Paris is deputy traffic police chief Jean Sebastian Rossa.

Tony says they're implementing checks such as this daily to monitor if people have valid permits to travel.

Violations are subjected to a €135 fine for a first defense, which increases to €200 for a second instance within 15 days.

Third time violators within one month face a €3750 fine on the six month prison term.