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.
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.
[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.
The contracted for terms can not be in violation of public policy nor of a statute
imposing criminal penalty.
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.
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.
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.»
Now, based on overwhelming evidence of belts» efficacy in preventing and reducing injury, every jurisdiction mandates the use of seat belts and
imposes criminal penalties for failure to do so.
For pharmaceutical companies and their sales representatives, the FDCA
imposes criminal penalties for misbranding drugs, but it does not specifically criminalize «off - label» promotion of drugs.
While drivers in all 50 states can have their licenses revoked for refusing drunken driving tests, the high court's ruling affects laws in 11 states that go farther in
imposing criminal penalties for such refusals.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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, impri
Penalties imposed by CVM do not prevent any court from deciding on the payment of an indemnification or fine, along with
criminal penalties (eg, impri
penalties (eg, imprisonment).
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.