Sentences with phrase «civil offense»

In some cases this can be treated as a criminal or civil offense.

The statement goes to great length to paint Lopez as a victim who was exonerated of any criminal wrongdoing by both Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan and the JCOPE report (the ethics panel did conclude that Lopez violated the public officers» law, a civil offense, and forwarded the case to the Assembly Ethics Committee).

Under the proposed legislation, that offense would be covered only by the city's administrative code, which would treat it as either a civil offense or a criminal violation.

«Like, for example, someone who is a visa - overstay is considered a criminal alien now or someone who crosses the border for the first time is now considered a criminal alien whereas before it was simply a civil offense,» Wane said.

The 73 - year - old needed aides to repeatedly adjust his microphone, forgot one of the four criminal charges he would reduce to a civil offense and had his phone burst into a song by The Weeknd midway through the press conference.

Turnstile jumping is one example of an offense that state law allows police to treat as a civil offense, rather than a criminal one.

DRM is usually discussed in the context of copyright and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, which makes circumvention of measures that control access to copyrighted works a civil offense (in some cases even a federal crime).

FYI: A bill that makes it a civil offense (punishable with a $ 125 fine) to leave a pet in a dangerously hot car became law in Washington state in July 2015.

For example, in Massachusetts the courts require you to pay a filing fee to have your case heard and traffic tickets are considered a civil offense.

If the defendant refused to take the breath test after being advised pursuant to the statutory language by the police of the one - year sanction faced for a refusal (and the jail risked for a refusal where the defendant has prior refusal or DWI convictions), the first - offense sanction for so refusing is a civil offense carrying one year of no driving and no restricted driving privileges.

Likewise, what may be a civil offense in one state can result in prison time in the next, making it essential that you understand the laws in each individual state.

A successful personal injury claim for sexual assault will require a victim to prove each element of the civil offense.

Certain moving violations go beyond a civil offense to a criminal one.

Internet libel is still a civil offense in The Golden State.

This is definitely unlawful, although I don't know if it is actually a crime under English law as opposed, for example, to merely constituting a civil offense or contempt of court, or some form of civil fraud.

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles website here provides an overview of these CDL risks from such driving convictions as DUI / driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, refusing a breath test in a DUI case (even if only a civil offense), reckless driving, hit and run, texting while driving, and fatal crashes.

In Texas, I believe speeding is considered a Class C criminal offense (rather than a civil offense as in most absolute states); hence, they have to build the prima facie case against you and prove it beyond reasonable doubt.

In the UK provided you are not thought to be attempting burglary and cause no damage, it is a civil offense and you will probably just be made to leave.

Unlike traditional violations cited by a police officer, the camera violations are considered a civil offense not a criminal one.

Since this is a civil offense, it will not go on a person's driving record.