Sentences with phrase «criminal penalty imposed»

Guidant, a wholly - owned subsidiary of Boston Scientific Corporation, has now been presented with the largest criminal penalty imposed on a medical device company that failed to meet FDA requirements in the Cosmetic Act.

Cohen proved to be a stickler for the letter of the law when it came to paying the criminal penalty imposed on his former hedge fund.

Note that this is different than what many people are familiar with in the context of criminal law, where assault and battery are terms that are defined by specific criminal legislation, which defines the criminal penalties imposed for engaging in certain acts, rather than the right to monetary recovery which is governed by personal injury law.

Not exact matches

And they «may seek to impose injunctive relief, consent decrees, or other civil or criminal penalties....»

The governmental agencies investigating the cybersecurity incident may seek to impose injunctive relief, consent decrees, or other civil or criminal penalties, which could, among other things, impact our ability to collect and use consumer information, materially increase our data security costs and / or otherwise require us to alter how we operate our business.

But it's also worth considering that an employer who fires an employee simply based on the wrongdoing itself is effectively imposing a penalty — acting like judge, jury, and executioner — without any of the due - process protections that accompany a criminal trial.

Moreover, this «paradox»» if we are given to such language» is only the paradox of government generally; for through criminal law government defends freedom by incarcerating lawbreakers and through civil law it defends our property by imposing penalties on those who have harmed it.

Additional criminal offence under Prison Act 1952 for possession of mobile phone device within a prison without authorisation Compulsory licensing scheme for all wheel clamping businesses, limiting size of penalties imposed and introducing fair appeals process.

In the case of any failure by a taxpayer to timely pay any penalty imposed by this section, such taxpayer shall not be subject to any criminal prosecution or penalty with respect to such failure.

Immigration advocates urged New York City to impose civil rather than criminal penalties for certain nonviolent offenses to protect immigrants who could be deported if they have a criminal record.

Abortion Ban — Vote Passed (237 - 189, 7 Not Voting) The House passed the bill that would prohibit abortions in cases where the probable age of the fetus is 20 weeks or later, and it imposes criminal penalties on medical professionals who violate the ban.

Prisons are conventionally institutions which form part of the criminal justice system of a country, such that imprisonment or incarceration is the legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime.

The reforms give the Australian Information Commissioner increased enforcement powers, which includes, but is not limited to: impose civil penalties in the case of serious or repeated breaches of privacy (up to $ 340 000 for an individual and $ 1.7 million for a corporation); impose criminal penalties; and / or conduct assessments of privacy performance for both Australian government agencies and businesses.

If violations are determined to be willful, criminal penalties may be imposed, including a fine of up to $ 25,000 and imprisonment for a term not to exceed one year.

The ASPCA believes that this approach — promoting education in the appropriate care, training and supervision of dogs as well as state and local laws that address licensing, reproductive status, chaining / improper confinement, cruel treatment and at - large dogs; imposing civil and criminal liability on guardians for their negligent and reckless behavior; and targeting problematic dogs and guardians early with progressively escalating penalties — constitutes the most compassionate, fair, efficient and ultimately effective means of resolving concerns related to dangerous dogs in the community.

The bill imposes standards for humane care and sanitary conditions for commercial kennels with 60 or more dogs and sets license fees as well as criminal fines up to $ 1000 per offense and civil penalties up to $ 1000 per day.

[FN73] Further, the court declared that the MBTA can be applied to impose criminal penalties on those who did not intend to kill migratory birds, because the guilty act alone was sufficient to make out the crime.

Indonesia also has a zero tolerance for drugs, with the death penalty being imposed on a few convicted criminals so never put yourself at risk by carrying packages for people or even going to parties where you know drugs would be present.

You are advocating that opposing scientist's views be judged by the government and if they are found to be «misinformation», whatever that might be at any instant, various civil and criminal penalties should be imposed... have you lost your reason?

Regulation typically involves formal laws and policies imposed by governments or international organizations, often backed by the threat of criminal penalties or other formal sanctions.

The contracted for terms can not be in violation of public policy nor of a statute imposing criminal penalty.

The UK — the Member State from which the preliminary reference was submitted — elected to implement the Regulation's penalty provisions by imposing criminal sanctions on those who sell cosmetics in violation of the marketing ban.

On July 31, 2015 the Supreme Court of Canada decided that proceedings under Canada's Income Tax Act (ITA) are administrative, not criminal, and a penalty imposed under it is not a «true penal consequence» — and the person on whom such a penalty is imposed doesn't get the protection of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms» (section 11 (d)-RRB- guarantees of the presumption of innocence, proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and right to a fair and public hearing.

It will come as no surprise to anyone tuned into the current political situation in Canada that changes in our criminal laws over the last several years have been consistently in a single direction: that of creating more offences and imposing stiffer penalties.

However, there are a minority of states that do have affirmative failure to report laws that can impose criminal penalty on ANYONE who fails to report certain types of crimes.

Applying these considerations to the case at hand, the CJEU concluded that Sweden had to observe the Charter when imposing tax fines and criminal penalties when giving effect to the VAT directive.

A group of six drivers who were issued penalties under the new provisions have issued a constitutional challenge of the new regime, arguing the penalties imposed (including driving prohibitions, impoundment, fines, and the requirement of an ignition interlock device) are criminal in nature and fall outside the province's jurisdiction.

It can be contrasted with the $ 750,000 penalty that was imposed on Metron Construction after it pled guilty to four charges of criminal negligence causing death after four workers were killed on Christmas Eve 2009 when the swing stage they were on collapsed.

The facts set out in this decision suggest that the criminal negligence charge may have been motivated by dissatisfaction with the penalty imposed on Mr. Campbell.

The Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C - 46, imposes severe penalties for violations of these laws.

Article 495 - 1 (2) of the CPC: «The President shall adjudicate without prior debate through a criminal order in summary judgment imposing dismissal or a fine as well as, if applicable, one or more additional penalties»

Hadopi # 2 or «the criminal law for the protection of artistic and literary works on the internet» Procedures leading to the penalty being imposed

Writing on behalf of the bench, Justice Sarah Pepall concluded the fine imposed by the Court of Justice was too low and the judge erred by considering similar fines under the Occupational Health & Safety Act instead of the heavier penalties under the Criminal Code.

In addition, to underline the necessity to impose effective criminal penalties, the Court recalls the obligation for the Member States, under Article 2 (1) of the 1995 PIF Convention, to protect the financial interests of the EU by effective, proportionate and dissuasive criminal penalties and clearly includes VAT fraud in its definition of PIF fraud.

Once you have been found guilty of a federal crime a judge will review the specifics of your case and, with the assistance of the federal sentencing guidelines, impose a criminal penalty.

There are a number of factors that could affect the severity of the penalties imposed upon a robbery conviction, including the nature and use of any weapons; the degree of violence used; the injuries suffered by the victim; the vulnerability of the victim; the value of the goods stolen; and, the offender's prior criminal record.

The zone where the range of criminal penalties that can be imposed in your specific case will depend on two factors: the level of your offense and your criminal history.

delivering or distributing a solicitation in connection with a good or service that: (A) represents that the solicitation is sent on behalf of a governmental entity when it is not; or (B) resembles a governmental notice or form that represents or implies that a criminal penalty may be imposed if the recipient does not remit payment for the good or service;

Of course the Constitution contemplates no such thing; the proposed Eighth Amendment would have been laughed to scorn if it had read «no criminal penalty shall be imposed which the Supreme Court deems unacceptable.»

Penalties imposed by CVM do not prevent any court from deciding on the payment of an indemnification or fine, along with criminal penalties (eg, impriPenalties imposed by CVM do not prevent any court from deciding on the payment of an indemnification or fine, along with criminal penalties (eg, impripenalties (eg, imprisonment).

The Uniform Premarital Agreement Act § 3, 9C U.L.A. 43 (2001), allows parties to contract with respect to «the modification or elimination of spousal support,» § 3 (a)(4), and «any other matter, including their personal rights and obligations, not in violation of public policy or a statute imposing a criminal penalty.»

The specific penalties that are imposed in your criminal burglary case will depend on the mitigating (helpful) and aggravating (harmful) factors that are present.

Most states have criminal laws that impose severe penalties on drunk drivers.

For both summary conviction and indictable offences, the Criminal Code only imposes a maximum penalty for an Indecent Act.

For both summary conviction and indictable offences, the Criminal Code imposes a maximum and minimum possible penalty.

For both summary conviction and indictable offences, the Criminal Code only imposes a maximum, and sometimes a minimum, penalty.

Criminal charges can come in various forms and categorized in different classifications to impose different penalties on the offender.

From a securities perspective, this decision also likely brings an end (at least for the meantime) to the issue of whether provincial securities legislation can prohibit conduct and impose penalties similar to what is covered by the Criminal Code.

If you are charged with felony receiving stolen property, the maximum criminal penalty that can be imposed is three years in a California state prison and / or $ 10,000 in fines.

If you are charged with misdemeanor receiving stolen property, the maximum criminal penalty that can be imposed is one year in a San Diego County jail and / or $ 1,000 in fines.