Sentences with phrase «by increasing the penalty»

We won't make ice hockey safer for players by increasing penalties for dangerous play.

In New York State, the majority of gun crimes are committed by criminals who are using illegal guns, and therefore he believes we should take steps to curb illegal gun use by increasing penalties and enacting mandatory minimum sentences.»

Gosek says this will fix those concerns by giving police the teeth they need to refuse or revoke a license that was not laid out before and by increasing the penalties violators will pay.

In statements after the Newtown shooting on Friday, IDC Leader Senator Jeff Klein said we must «continue to reevaluate the place of guns in our state and our society» Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos, who will jointly lead the new Senate governing coalition with Senator Klein, says he's interested in pursuing measures to «curb illegal gun use by increasing penalties and enacting mandatory minimum sentences».

By increasing the penalty for animal cruelty we are not only working to keep animals safe from harm but we can hopefully have an even bigger impact in the overall efforts to reduce crime.

The law is designed to protect intellectual property — IP — on the Web by increasing penalties for online copyright infringement.

The New Jersey Legislature passed two bills that will strengthen New Jersey's cruelty laws by increasing penalties for extreme animal neglect and will allow certain veterinary students to engage in supervised veterinary activities.

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The TSA suggests that passengers keep in mind that while firearms possession laws vary by state and locality, the agency has the authority to impose civil penalties (up to $ 13,066 per violation), and to increase the fees for repeat violators.

The increase in revenues over the period from 2018 to 2026 would be partially offset by a $ 35 billion loss from eliminating the individual mandate's penalties.

Under current law, the individual mandate and its associated penalties increase federal deficits by encouraging people to obtain subsidized coverage — through Medicaid, the health insurance marketplaces established under the ACA, or employment - based plans (which receive indirect subsidies to the extent that premiums for that coverage are excluded from taxable compensation).

The increased prison terms for Canadian nationals including officers and directors of Canadian corporations, the elimination of territorial jurisdiction test by explicitly providing for a «nationality» test, the increased risk exposure to CFPOA penalties by adding a books and records provision, and the elimination of exceptions and defences such as those for facilitation payments and businesses not earning profits, all point towards continuing vigorous enforcement by the Canadian government of the CFPOA.

Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was engaged in predatory lending practices that saddled subprime borrowers and / or those with poor or limited credit histories with high - interest rate debt that they could not repay; (ii) many of the Company's customers were using Qudian - provided loans to repay their existing loans, thereby inflating the Company's revenues and active borrower numbers and increasing the likelihood of defaults; (iii) the Company was providing online loans to college students despite a governmental ban on the practice; (iv) the Company was engaged overly aggressive and improper collection practices; (v) the Company had understated the number of its non-performing loans in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (vi) because of the Company's improper lending, underwriting and collection practices it was subject to a heightened risk of adverse actions by Chinese regulators; (vii) the Company's largest sales platform and strategic partner, Alipay, and Ant Financial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and, in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution in China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

CBA told the ASX the $ 1 billion capital penalty would increase risk weighted assets by $ 12.5 billion and reducing common equity tier 1 capital (CET1) ratio by 29 basis points from 10.4 per cent to 10.1 per cent.

In addition to possible increased capital - gains tax rates, buyers can be surprised by hidden taxes that can impact the transaction by as much as 50 percent in fees and penalties.

Justice Logan also needed to consider the fact that some contraventions occurred prior to the increase in civil penalties which came into force on 1 January 2007; however, procedural failures prevented higher penalties from being considered (at para 25) «Neither as originally cast nor by permitted amendment did the [ACCC's] statement of claim contain an allegation of any material fact necessary to engage a maximum penalty greater than $ 10 million in respect of any of the alleged contraventions.»

So the idea that the government has to use this piece of legislation to recommend increasing penalties on unions for secondary boycotts by — as the shadow Assistant Treasurer reminds me — 800 times the current penalty does smack of some excessiveness on behalf of even this government.

Barça's increasing desperation only served to play into Atléti's hands, and a clear handball in the penalty area by Andrés Iniesta — who desperately sought to prevent the hosts from going two up on the counter-attack — allowed Griezmann the opportunity to score from the spot.

However if we fall out of the top four our club will fall apart our whole business model depends on the income from european football (which is set to increase by 20 - 30mill with the new UCL tv deals set to come in) many of our new sponsorship deals also have penalties for not playing in europe.

Lacazette marked his first start since January by scoring the resulting penalty before Ramsey increased the lead with a moment of brilliance - deftly lifting Ozil's perfectly - weighted pass over Akinfeev to put Arsenal in control of the tie.

Lacazette marked his first start since January by scoring the resulting penalty before Ramsey increased the lead with a moment of brilliance — deftly lifting Ozil's perfectly - weighted pass over Akinfeev to put Arsenal in control of the tie.

By removing the «penalty» for medical substitution, the likelihood of players / coaches / medical personnel being accepting of the evaluation greatly increases.

Wicker Park residents disturbed by discarded syringes and condoms strewn in their yards are lobbying for increased law enforcement and stiff penalties against prostitutes and their clients.

Rep. Claudia Tenney backed a bill Monday that would boost hate crimes provisions by increasing federal penalties for violent threats made against religious institutions.

Republican Sen. Terrence Murphy called for increasing penalties on those who violate campaign finance law by contributing to a local party committee with the explicit intention of having that money transferred to a specific candidate.

Primera Plana Nueva York article on Deputy Borough President Reyna discussing efforts by BP Adams to increase penalties for selling the illegal narcotic K2.

He is committed to improving the suspended / unlicensed driver laws, by uncoupling license suspensions from non-driving infractions and simultaneously increasing penalties for driving without a license and beefing up suspensions for dangerous driving.

Increases the penalties for the criminal sale of a controlled substance by a pharmacist or practitioner by making the crime a class C felony.

The bills, which will go into effect 60 days after being signed into law by Mayor Bill de Blasio, are meant to close loopholes that have made a 2012 statewide ban of K2 difficult to enforce, increase individual penalties for sale of the drug and strengthen the city's ability to shut down stores that are discovered to be selling it.

Introduced by Squadron and State Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, the legislation would increase penalties against careless drivers.

New legislation that would increase penalties for prostitution near city schools — inspired by the anger over the open sex trade happening near PS 6 in West Farms — is getting some push back by a civil rights group that says the stiffer penalties will only make it harder for prostitutes to get out of the lifestyle.

In May, the Senate had approved legislation — co-sponsored by state Senator Ken Lavalle — that would have increased penalties across the board for those who flee from accidents, minor or serious.

The Department may shut down a business by ordering the cessation of unlicensed or uninsured activities, and increases financial penalties for violations.

Legislative Press Release by Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski The New York State Senate and Assembly passed legislation yesterday that increases penalties for killing a police dog or police horse while on the line of duty.

I'm also introducing legislation to increase penalties for stores that continue to peddle synthetic marijuana since shop owners remain undeterred by weak fines.

A bill sponsored by Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal, a Democrat who represents the Upper West Side, would increase the penalty for violating the law from the existing range of $ 1,600 to $ 25,000 to between $ 10,000 and $ 50,000.

Sponsors of the legislation say they aren't opposed to all parts of the SAFE Act, including provisions related to gun ownership by those who have been convicted of a violent crime and increased penalties for those who murder a first responder — the so - called Webster provision.

Increasing the penalties for the criminal sale of a controlled substance by a pharmacist or practitioner by making the crime a Class C felony.

Senator Klein was hailed as a key advocate for critical school bus safety bills supported by the NYSBCA, including legislation that would increase the penalties for drivers who illegally pass a stopped school bus.

The legislation states that «any formal or informal association... of two or more individuals identified by a common name, sign, dress, symbols, tattoos, or other mark or markings» and «a pattern of criminal street gang activity,» subjects a person to increased penalties after two or more offenses are committed over a period of years.

There is also legislation increasing existing penalties for «sextortion,» which involves forcing another individual to engage in sexual conduct by threatening their health, safety, business, career, financial condition or reputation.

The spill also had a galvanizing effect on lawmakers who passed the federal 1990 Oil Pollution Act to help stave off a repeat of the disaster by increasing oversight, stiffening penalties, mandating contingency planning, and creating new research programs.

We commend the 2011 analysis by Allegretto, Corcoran, and Mishel, which found a teacher wage penalty of 12 percent in 2010, up 10.5 percentage points from 1979 (most of the increase occurring between 1996 and 2001).

The number of penalties that have been issued to school and college staff for exam malpractice has increased by nearly 150 per cent.

They're shoring up the finances of their underfunded pension plans by creating less generous plans for new workers, asking them to contribute more, and increasing penalties for mobility.

Since there is no penalty for guessing on the ITBS (total score is determined solely by the number correct), the simplest way for a student to increase his or her expected score is to make sure that no items are left blank.

• Top executives tried to increase performance by setting ambitious goals for opening new accounts, and attaching big rewards and penalties.

The increase in power is masked by the additional 60 kg weight penalty the Roadster has over the coupe, but while you don't get G - inducing forces you do get a much more characterful and engaging experience.

If you fail to make at least your minimum payment within 60 days after its due date, subject to advance notice requirements required by law, your APR will be increased to the Penalty Rate (also known as the «default rate,» or «default APR») as disclosed on the then - current Rates and Fees Table.

For a more conservative 40 % stock and 60 % bond portfolio, the penalty increased on average by 0.34 % per month and peaked at almost 4 %:

Update on March 2nd, 2018: CIT Bank has leapfrogged All America Bank's Mega Money Market account by increasing the rate on their 11 - Month, No - Penalty CD to 1.85 %.