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Maryland: District Courts have exclusive original civil jurisdiction in specified civil cases up to $ 30,000 (Md..

Washington State's District Courts have civil jurisdiction in cases up to $ 75,000 (Rev. Code Wash. (ARCW) § 3.66.020).

Wyoming Circuit Court has civil jurisdiction in cases up to $ 50,000 (Wyo..

Probate Courts have civil jurisdiction in cases involving mental health, probate and estate matters as well as adoption.

Not exact matches

Finally, in most jurisdictions, if the criminal court doesn't compel the perpetrator to make full restitution, the law generally provides that the restitution order may be automatically converted into a civil judgment.

None of the Reporting Persons nor any manager or executive officer of the Reporting Persons, has, during the past five years, (a) been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), or (b) been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting, or mandating activities subject to, Federal or State securities laws or a finding of any violation with respect to such laws.

The Enrollment Program also authorizes a superior court to have jurisdiction over enrollees by allowing it to «appoint a receiver, monitor, conservator, or other designated fiduciary or officer of the court for a defendant or the defendant's assets,» as well as authorizes the Commissioner of Business Oversight to «include in civil actions claims for ancillary relief, including restitution and disgorgement, on behalf of a person injured, as well as attorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedings.»

In many jurisdictions, including many of the United States, civil authorities have adopted a definition of marriage that explicitly rejects the age - old requirement of male - female pairing.

Many jurisdictions already make a driver's apology inadmissible in civil injury and / or damages cases.

«I observe with particular pleasure the view you have taken of the immunity of Religion from civil jurisdiction, in every case where it does not trespass on private rights or the public peace.

Additionally, the God - ordained civil authorities in virtually every jurisdiction mandate in some fashion that suspected child abuse be immediately reported to law enforcement.

By mid eighteenth century in New Haven, William Livingston rephrased a «Puritan principle» to read «The civil Power hath no jurisdiction over the Sentiments or Opinions of the subject, till such Opinions break out into Actions prejudicial to the Community, and then it is not the Opinion but the Action that is the Object of our Punishment.

UEFA have since rejected numerous attempts by the club to regain their place via the Swiss civil court in the Canton of Vaud, insisting the CAS is the only authority with jurisdiction over the matter.

At this point, a major issue still stems from the battle between states» rights and the jurisdiction of the federal government, which was the major crux of the Civil War back in 1865.

He said Alaba and Zeri should produce one surety each in like sum, who must be an assistant directors in the civil service and a landowner within the court's jurisdiction.

According to the state Retirement and Social Security Law, which was last amended in 2008, in order to receive approval for a section 211 waiver from the state's three - member Civil Service commission, a jurisdiction must demonstrate «an urgent need for his or her services» because of «an unplanned, unpredictable, unexpected vacancy and sufficient time is not available to recruit a qualified individual.»

While civil partnerships were established nationwide, marriage law is a devolved matter in the United Kingdom and therefore the legislative procedure of same - sex marriage differs by jurisdiction.

As stipulated in article 2.1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political rights, «Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes to respect and to ensure to all individuals within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction the rights recognized in the present Covenant».

DOT may make available to another agency or instrumentality of any government jurisdiction, including State and local governments, listings of names from any system of records in DOT for use in law enforcement activities, either civil or criminal, or to expose fraudulent claims, regardless of the stated purpose for the collection of the information in the system of records.

(2) These proceedings also include a criminal or civil action resulting from an employee's performance of safety - sensitive duties, in which a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the drug or alcohol test information sought is relevant to the case and issues an order directing the employer to produce the information.

(a) Whenever the Attorney General receives a complaint in writing signed by an individual to the effect that he is being deprived of or threatened with the loss of his right to the equal protection of the laws, on account of his race, color, religion, or national origin, by being denied equal utilization of any public facility which is owned, operated, or managed by or on behalf of any State or subdivision thereof, other than a public school or public college as defined in section 401 of title IV hereof, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly progress of desegregation in public facilities, the Attorney General is authorized to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section.

(2) signed by an individual, or his parent, to the effect that he has been denied admission to or not permitted to continue in attendance at a public college by reason of race, color, religion, or national origin, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly achievement of desegregation in public education, the Attorney General is authorized, after giving notice of such complaint to the appropriate school board or college authority and after certifying that he is satisfied that such board or authority has had a reasonable time to adjust the conditions alleged in such complaint, to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section, provided that nothing herein shall empower any official or court of the United States to issue any order seeking to achieve a racial balance in any school by requiring the transportation of pupils or students from one school to another or one school district to another in order to achieve such racial balance, or otherwise enlarge the existing power of the court to insure compliance with constitutional standards.

(C) Any person aggrieved may brand a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for such legal or equitable relief as will effectuate the purposes of this Act: Provided.

To enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes.

He has been retained by numerous public offices, courts and private attorneys as a forensic psychiatrist and has consulted in more than 2,700 civil and criminal cases in both state and federal jurisdictions.

It is primarily concerned with the jurisdictions in the common law, and deals with the cases of civil wrong where someone else has to suffer loss or harm which results in legal liability for the person who happens to commit a tortuous act.

Lawyer Luciana Brasil says the notice of civil claim alleges B.C. acted outside its jurisdiction when the Property Transfer Tax Act was amended in July, targeting the country of origin or nationality of home buyers across Metro Vancouver.

(3) Any creditor licensed under this chapter adjudged after May 20, 1996 by a court of competent jurisdiction in any civil action to be in deliberate violation of or in reckless disregard for this chapter shall within 10 days of such adjudication forward a copy of the judgment to the administrator.

The commissioner may maintain a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover such fines, together with his costs and attorney fees incident to such action.

Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion may be a violation of criminal and civil law in the applicable jurisdiction, and, should such an attempt be made, Administrator reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.

In Anglo - Saxon jurisdictions, cause in fact is often described as the «but for» test; in civil law jurisdictions, this is the «conditio sine qua non'test, i.e. cause as a necessary condition for a consequencIn Anglo - Saxon jurisdictions, cause in fact is often described as the «but for» test; in civil law jurisdictions, this is the «conditio sine qua non'test, i.e. cause as a necessary condition for a consequencin fact is often described as the «but for» test; in civil law jurisdictions, this is the «conditio sine qua non'test, i.e. cause as a necessary condition for a consequencin civil law jurisdictions, this is the «conditio sine qua non'test, i.e. cause as a necessary condition for a consequence.

Leading up to the Bonn meeting, stakeholders met to discuss opportunities to link the JCM with other approaches, including other nations» INDCs, bilateral agreements between Japan and capped jurisdictions that use emissions trading systems, the International Civil Aviation Organization's Market Based Measures, and / or in a carbon market «club» with other Asian nations.

The Bill does not add to this — it can not, for child support draws in all civil jurisdictions as well as the appeal tribunals and the child support commissioners — but it adds to the work envisaged for the tribunals and the magistrates.

Unlike the position in most civil law and many other common law jurisdictions, the arbitration culture in Australia is far from mature.

Robert Don Gifford represents clientele in a broad range of complex civil and white collar criminal litigation, Native American law, and military law in courts of all jurisdictions.

As to the use of experts in electronic records management, it is not yet the practice of lawyers to use such experts, but it should be because the Evidence Acts require it in order to use electronic records as evidence — e.g. s. 31.2 (1)(a) of the Canada Evidence Act, and, s. 34.1 (5), (5.1) of the Ontario Evidence Act, and the Evidence Acts of 9 other jurisdictions in Canada contain the same requirement (including the records provisions of Book 7 of the Civil Code of Quebec).

[In what follows, the Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Pt 52 jurisdiction will be referred to.

Each section of Doing Business in Canada focuses on a critical aspect of Canadian business law, starting with an introduction to the legal structure of Canada, which explains federal and provincial jurisdictions, branches of government, and common / civil law.

In short, it argues that (1) the US should exercise universal civil jurisdiction only in cases for which universal criminal jurisdiction would apply, and that (2) the ATS should include an exhaustion requiremenIn short, it argues that (1) the US should exercise universal civil jurisdiction only in cases for which universal criminal jurisdiction would apply, and that (2) the ATS should include an exhaustion requiremenin cases for which universal criminal jurisdiction would apply, and that (2) the ATS should include an exhaustion requirement.

But it is also expected to change the way lawyers prepare and practise in the filtering phases of the highly popular civil lawsuits in a jurisdiction that is widely seen as class - action friendly.

Rodrigue, who oversaw the opening of the Montreal office in Place Ville Marie on April 2, following her nomination as Montreal managing partner in February, said she is building a team with lawyers not only called to both Canada's common law and Quebec's civil regime jurisdictions but having an active practice in both.

This Supreme Court term turned out to be important for civil procedure, with three significant rulings on personal jurisdiction — when a court has control of the particular parties in a case.

Where the private prosecutor has litigated (or is litigating) the same allegations in another criminal or civil court, in this jurisdiction or elsewhere.

For example, civil trial attorneys within the DOJ's Tax Division are requesting the issuance of John Doe summonses (ie, summonses that seek information regarding specific unidentified persons) and are seeking the enforcement of Nova Scotia summonses (ie, summonses served on a US branch of an overseas bank requesting the production of bank records held by parts of the bank located in a jurisdiction with strict bank secrecy laws) mostly against financial institutions.

Best known for handling large - scale international mandates including class actions and liability matters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been representing Volkswagen and its subsidiaries Audi, Porsche and Skoda in several product - related civil actions in various jurisdictions.

The jurisdiction which is in the advance in this field is British Columbia and it has been notably more humble, thoughtful and gradual in the implementation of its Civil Resolution Tribunal.

It held that there is nothing in the Constitution that confers exclusive jurisdiction on the Federal High Court to determine criminal causes and matters in respect of the civil matters for which exclusive jurisdiction is conferred by the Constitution under Section 251 (1).

In the US, the European Union and other jurisdictions, damages in private civil case are frequently enhanced, such as treble damage awards in the US, or made easier to provIn the US, the European Union and other jurisdictions, damages in private civil case are frequently enhanced, such as treble damage awards in the US, or made easier to provin private civil case are frequently enhanced, such as treble damage awards in the US, or made easier to provin the US, or made easier to prove.

Essentially any medical professional and any institution that is entrusted with a patient's care can be the subject of civil action in a medical malpractice, wrongful death incident in Maryland, or any other jurisdiction.

On October 1, 1991, the Territorial Court obtained jurisdiction over all local civil actions in accordance with 4 V.I. Code Ann.