Sentences with phrase «by individual state laws»

Still, the minimum coverage requirements set forth by individual state laws are often not enough to cover the cost of real traffic accidents.

The ramifications related to being hit by an underinsured motorist vary by individual state laws.

Drunk driving is regulated by individual state laws nevertheless it is considered a criminal offense in the entire United States of America and many countries.

Not exact matches

The outcry is in response to Indiana's Republican Gov. Mike Pence signing into law a «religious freedom» bill that will free individuals and business owners from abiding by state and local laws that «substantially» burden their exercise of religion, unless the government can prove that it has a compelling interest and is doing so by the least restrictive means.

And because individual states could still prohibit marijuana locally, Booker's bill would also incentivize states to change their marijuana laws by withholding federal funding from any states that have enforced laws against the drug in ways that disproportionately affect low - income citizens and people of color.

Given that the traditional banking industry is regulated by the federal government, most banks have been slow to accept (and service) legal dispensary and related business activity, even if individuals or businesses are legitimate under state law and attempt to... Read more»

The four schools of law have clear rulings that on no account should an individual or group of Muslims attempt to change the government of an Islamic state through the use of arms and violence, because to allow such a possibility invites civil strife, private wars, and the abuse of Islam by factions who use theology to justify their self - interested rebellions and usurpations.

There is another important aspect of «eye for an eye» that is often overlooked: in the Bible, the law prescribes that the punishment be leveled against the offending individual by the state.

If ethics is allowed to be controlled by the laws of any individual state there is a danger of returning to legal positivism, where the laws of a single state are allowed to contradict universal human rights, allowing residents of that state «legally» to carry out actions that are totally unacceptable to the international community and the Catholic Church.

For elucidation of the difference of the repetition of the singular to the forming of laws, Deleuze points to Kant's paradigm of the «Categorical Imperative,» which states a individual standard as general law of the same or similar actions, and opposes it to Nietzsche's anti-legalistic postulate of the «eternal return»: It is the repetition of the singular which can not be understood by any law.

Can we moderate Christians tell the world that most Americans don't believe that you should devote your energy to judging others, that you should try to focus to improving yourself; that most Americans want religion protected by keeping it separated from «State» rather than the extremist push to make biblical law the law of the land; that each individual's morality is between him / her and God, not a morality imposed by Christian extremists?

At stake in the SOGI dispute are the local, state, and federal laws governing whether religious institutions or businesses owned by people of faith must serve LGBT individuals despite their convictions on sexuality and gender.

The Consultation for Promoting British Values in School is a hastily thrown together set of amendments to the Independent School Standards (2013) which ensured all independent schools» activities and teaching be informed by the 2010 Equalities Act.The consultation proposes strengthening the Independent School Standards regulations and extending these to all schools (state and independent), emphasising that a school's «written policy, plans and schemes of work -LSB-... must] not undermine the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.»

These businesses are required to choose between becoming a Signatory to the Covenant, or meet individual compliance obligations under the NEPM that are implemented by the laws and other arrangements of participating states and territories where a business sells or distributes its products.

Year by year, we liberalize raw milk laws in individual states.

But many of these laws are determined by the individual states.

In the United States alone, where family law is regulated by the individual states, this means 50 sets of rules for prospective parenting parStates alone, where family law is regulated by the individual states, this means 50 sets of rules for prospective parenting parstates, this means 50 sets of rules for prospective parenting partners!

National Night Out is nationally sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW), a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and promotion of various crime prevention programs including neighborhood watch groups, law enforcement agencies, state and regional crime prevention associations, businesses, civic groups, and individuals, devoted to safer communities.

For almost 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.

The answer depends mostly on where the voter is registered, because American election laws and procedures are for the most part determined by the individual states, even in elections for federal office.

The Republican candidate for the vacant seat of the New York State Assembly's 145th District, Mickey Kearns, is facing a formal complaint that he violated state campaign laws by accepting individual and corporate contributions for the upcoming special election over the legal lState Assembly's 145th District, Mickey Kearns, is facing a formal complaint that he violated state campaign laws by accepting individual and corporate contributions for the upcoming special election over the legal lstate campaign laws by accepting individual and corporate contributions for the upcoming special election over the legal limit.

Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) are used by a wide variety of industries to circumvent the $ 5,000 annual corporate contribution limit in New York State campaign finance law, relying on the New York State Board of Elections» 1996 determination to treat LLCs as individuals, subject to a $ 150,000 annual contribution limit.

One law says an individual state can declare independenc by itself, the other says it requires the support of other states.

In the United States, this system of Government is called a Jeffersonian Democracy, which favors a weak centralized government (without writing tons, a Jeffersonian believes the Local Government should have more control over an individual by law as they are easier for the individual to fight) and as the scope of authority rises in a federal system, the government deals less and less with the individual and more and more with lower governments.

The quirk in election law emerged from a 1996 state Board of Elections ruling that determined that each limited liability company controlled by a developer should be treated as if it were an individual under election law.

The Assembly voted to close the LLC loophole in campaign finance laws, cap contributions by limited liability corporations at $ 5,000 and require them to identify the individuals who make the donations in the LLC's name, and limit lawmakers» outside income to 40 percent of the annual salary of state Supreme Court justices.

«Our states collectively already have better gun safety laws than the federal government, and by working together to share information and bolster enforcement, we will keep guns out of the hands of dangerous individuals and better protect our communities.

Ahead of last year's elections, state Senate Republicans boosted many of their candidates with financial support from a campaign fund that was barred under state law from being used to promote individual candidates, according to a court filing by the state Board of Elections» independent enforcement office.

Campaign finance disclosures filed this week with the state Board of Elections show McDonald raised $ 446,994.60, of which $ 358,163.00 came from individuals or partnerships, some of it in checks of $ 16,800 — the maximum amount allowed by law.

We are also determined to go even further in protecting the individual from the clutches of an over-mighty state, by taking the details of innocent people off the DNA database and amending the laws that allow councils to snoop on people.

Currently, New York law blocks organizations or individuals from being able to sue banks for securities fraud, and only allows legal action against them to be taken by the State Attorney General's office, union officials said.

«These regulations significantly undercut the quality of teaching in SUNY authorized charter schools by permitting insufficiently prepared individuals to educate large numbers of high needs students beyond that which is already allowed for by law,» the lawsuit states.

Referring to those who were detained at the airports, Cuomo reiterated what he said Sunday — that individuals have rights to due process and equal treatment under the law and vowed that the state will help enforce the rights of anyone detained and «victimized» by any policy of «that administration.»

A bill introduced by Bronx State Sen. Jeff Klein, allowing individuals to use a portion of their life insurance money to cover nursing home costs, was signed into law by the Governor last week.

The State ensures the progress in fulfilling the People's Will by subduing the individual's will to the Law, the Law to the Consensus of the majority of the People and by ensuring equity - the equality of All human activities before the law, thus allowing for the Benefit of any Activity to be the only argument giving it Priority over anothLaw, the Law to the Consensus of the majority of the People and by ensuring equity - the equality of All human activities before the law, thus allowing for the Benefit of any Activity to be the only argument giving it Priority over anothLaw to the Consensus of the majority of the People and by ensuring equity - the equality of All human activities before the law, thus allowing for the Benefit of any Activity to be the only argument giving it Priority over anothlaw, thus allowing for the Benefit of any Activity to be the only argument giving it Priority over another.

He said: «It (Zuma's statue) was a product of a bill passed into law by the State Assembly which now empowers the governor to accord recognition to any individual who has distinguished himself in his service to God and humanity across the globe.

Cuomo's idea to shift some state and local tax payments owed by individuals to a payroll tax paid by employers so many New Yorkers don't lose thousands of dollars under a new federal tax law is supported in concept by many tax policy experts.

As Washington wrestles with what to do about DACA, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today that he has signed an executive order prohibiting state agencies and officers from inquiring about or disclosing an individual's immigration status unless required by law or necessary to determine eligibility for a benefit or service.

The exact names, dates, term lengths, term limits, electoral systems, electoral districts, and other details are determined by the individual states» laws.

Multiple state public authorities hired law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP to represent them amid a Manhattan U.S. Attorney's investigation that led to corruption charges against a former top Cuomo aide and seven other individuals, according to an engagement letter for a separate contract obtained Tuesday by The Alt through a Freedom of Information Law requelaw firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP to represent them amid a Manhattan U.S. Attorney's investigation that led to corruption charges against a former top Cuomo aide and seven other individuals, according to an engagement letter for a separate contract obtained Tuesday by The Alt through a Freedom of Information Law requeLaw request.

The legislation — sponsored by Brooklyn Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte, who chairs the Oversight of Minority - and Women - Owned Business Enterprises Subcommittee — states that an individual's net worth will not be considered in deciding eligibility for certification under Article 15 - A of the executive law.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today (Friday) issued Executive Order 170 that prohibits state agencies and officers from inquiring about or disclosing an individual's immigration status unless required by law or necessary to determine eligibility for a benefit or service.

«Continuing the Governor's commitment to reduce the number of nonviolent individuals who become needlessly entangled in the criminal justice system, Governor Cuomo will advance legislation amending the State's marijuana drug laws by removing the criminal penalties that too often result in the over-prosecution and jailing of non-violent individuals.

This whole medicinal pot issue is a little thorny, since marijuana is illegal under federal law — period, end of story, even in states that have passed legislation or ballot initiatives making the drug legal for use by people who are sick, those individuals are still subject to arrest by federal officials for possession or cultivation.

On the first question, a cursory review by Woodstock Times of the local ethics law — and of Article 3 of the state Administrative Procedure Act, which complements and informs the local law — found no provision directing the Ethics Board to omit the specific charge when it notifies individuals that they are the subject of a complaint.

At 1:30 p.m., Empire State Agenda will be joined in Albany by Assembly members, state senators, and LGBTQ advocates to «demand the State Senate take up the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), civil rights legislation that would extend New York's anti-discrimination laws to safeguard trans individuals, who currently stand outside our state's legal protections against unfair practices.&rState Agenda will be joined in Albany by Assembly members, state senators, and LGBTQ advocates to «demand the State Senate take up the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), civil rights legislation that would extend New York's anti-discrimination laws to safeguard trans individuals, who currently stand outside our state's legal protections against unfair practices.&rstate senators, and LGBTQ advocates to «demand the State Senate take up the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), civil rights legislation that would extend New York's anti-discrimination laws to safeguard trans individuals, who currently stand outside our state's legal protections against unfair practices.&rState Senate take up the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), civil rights legislation that would extend New York's anti-discrimination laws to safeguard trans individuals, who currently stand outside our state's legal protections against unfair practices.&rstate's legal protections against unfair practices.»

The package of bills would build upon existing laws by focusing on enforcement to hold drug dealers more accountable, improve regulation of synthetic opioids, and improve the state's treatment programs to help assist individuals with recovery, among other measures.

Meanwhile, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has another panel hearing arguments that the mayor and his closest political assistants deliberately circumvented campaign finance laws in their failed 2014 effort to flip the State Senate to the Democrats, by directing donors (many of whom also had business before the city) to funnel money into upstate party committees instead of into candidates» individual campaign accounts — thus bypassing state contribution State Senate to the Democrats, by directing donors (many of whom also had business before the city) to funnel money into upstate party committees instead of into candidates» individual campaign accounts — thus bypassing state contribution state contribution caps.

To be included on the memorial, an individual must have held the position of a police officer as defined in New York State Criminal Procedure Law Section 1.20 (34) or have held the position of federal law enforcement officer and performed the same or essentially similar duties as those performed by a police officer as defined in that sectiLaw Section 1.20 (34) or have held the position of federal law enforcement officer and performed the same or essentially similar duties as those performed by a police officer as defined in that sectilaw enforcement officer and performed the same or essentially similar duties as those performed by a police officer as defined in that section.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's idea to shift some state and local tax payments owed by individuals to a payroll tax paid by employers so many New Yorkers don't lose thousands of dollars under a new federal tax law is supported in concept by many tax policy experts.