Sentences with phrase «lenient laws»

Others have lenient laws that require no pre-approval.

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The too - lenient laws that had put her behind the wheel again, the if - it - can - happen - to - him thoughts that amplified my already cautiousness about riding roads here kept my two wheels off the road.

Several other countries have moved towards more lenient laws on cannabis use, but none has done so solely on the basis of human rights.

The U.S. does not have a national divorce policy; hence, although a few states have implemented some of the above reforms, they are easily avoided by what Black calls «migratory divorce» — that is, establishing residence in a state with more lenient laws prior to filing for divorce.

In other words, it's a fairly lenient law, but it is still a requirement in Maine.

Not exact matches

Now, as Ontario is becoming more lenient with class - action suit regulations, the U.S. is tightening its laws.

However, as CNN reports, with Amsterdam tightening their marijuana laws and states like California and Colorado loosening theirs, Dunn has decided to return home with the hopes of creating a new empire in the U.S. Dunn chose Denver as his new home base, where, thanks to lenient marijuana laws, he can legally cultivate seeds for medicinal marijuana.

Additionally, Missouri and Georgia's laws regarding gun storage and child access are fairly lenient; New York, however, has no child access laws in place and has seen one toddler shooting in the same time period that Georgia and Missouri have seen a collective 15.

The reasoning for this is simple: by the time the youngest sibling comes along, parents are less worried about raising children and because of this, are more lenient when it comes to laying down the law.

Just this month, Justice Minister Peter MacKay said the Harper government is giving serious thought to more lenient pot laws that would allow cops to ticket anyone caught with small amounts of pot instead of laying charges.

The model law draft has drawn criticism from both sides for being both too tough and too lenient.

Kansas has lenient disclosure laws for sellers compared to the rest of the nation.

It's the UKs» own work permit laws which dictate the criteria for issuing these, that's why we have to send the likes of Joel Campbell out on loan to a more lenient EU country for two years to enable him to qualify for a UK work permit.

It just so happens that America has the most lenient divorce laws in the developed world, and, surprise, the highest divorce rates.

This is what a small or new party can accomplish when the ballot access laws are lenient and non-discriminatory.

Dave Denenberg involving his former law firm, to say that the DA's office under Rice has previously been lenient in its treatment of the Democratic lawmaker.

Gillibrand says criminal groups and gangs have large - scale gun trafficking operations based on bringing in firearms from states with lenient gun laws.

The local judge (Graf, The Brady Bunch Movie) in the small town is so fed up with seeing her face, and the fact that she has had four children already (all of which had to be given up for adoption due to their mother's behavior), that when he discovers she is pregnant again decides to make law history and have her put in prison for endangering the life of her fetus, making it clear he would be a bit more lenient with her if she were to have it aborted.

Here the urban tough guy finds himself all adrift among the country mice, particularly his new partner, PC Danny Butterman, a fantastically overweight and lenient bobby played by Nick Frost, who is saucer - eyed with excitement about the macho world of London law - enforcement.

If the department is lenient in its evaluation of these plans, it would amount to a de facto rollback in federal oversight because the Department of Education would be choosing not to exercise its powers to the full extent permitted by law.

Tony Bennett, the state superintendent of public instruction, rejects White's arguments that the law allowing the takeover is too lenient.

Our brief encounter with the law included some pleading with the officer to be lenient.

Usually I did okay with that, but once I blew it looking over Florida's annuity reserving regulations, where they seemingly allowed for a more lenient reserving table, only to find that the law defined the lenient table as the conservative table, without changing the name in the statute.

She explains that fast fashion is an incredibly lucrative industry with companies typically outsourcing production to factories in countries that have lenient labor laws, leading to exploitation of workers and human rights abuses.

Green jobs protect the environment and local communities with an ethical code that reflects the laws of the country with the strictest environmental rules and not the most lenient.

US laws are much more lenient.

It follows that the trial judge erred in law by applying a more lenient test.

Advocate General Cruz - Villalón, found that the offence of murder and hence the question of the application of a more lenient sentence was a matter of national law.

The argument based on Article 49 CFR on the application of a more lenient sentence was dismissed on the basis that change in law occurred after the «sentence» was imposed definitively.

Unable to benefit from subsequent changes to the law that would have limited the length of the ban, he contested a decision removing him from the electoral roll on the basis of two provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights (CFR)-- Article 49 on the application of a more lenient sentence in criminal matters and Article 39 on the right to vote in European Parliament elections.

Some jurisdictions go by the law as it existed at the time of the offense; others go by the later, more lenient version.

Some believe that Indiana law takes a lenient approach toward dog bites.

This involves insisting that the prosecution do everything it is required by law to do in order to prove its case in a lawful manner, negotiating with the prosecutor over what particular crime is the most appropriate way to classify particular conduct, and pushing for the most lenient possible sentence.

Some states are more lenient when it comes to law firm marketing and LinkedIn marketing.

Berman is pleased that the media is «giving lots of attention» to the report, linking to this article from the New York Times, States Are Growing More Lenient in Allowing Felons to Vote (10/12/06), which focuses on the racial component of felony disenfranchisement laws, while this article, Mixed Picture on Felons» Voting Rights (Washington Post 10/11/06), discusses a Rhode Island ballot referendum that proposes to amend the state constitution to allow felons to vote upon release from prison.

I can also argue by analogy to the preponderance of evidence floor set not only in federal law, but also in the law of the sister jurisdictions of Maryland and the District of Columbia (but watch out for hostility by some judges towards those jurisdictions, to the extent they might view Maryland and D.C. law as too lenient for criminal defendants).

You can increase the chances of getting a lenient and fair sentence when you hire an experienced Chicago criminal defense lawyer at Kostopoulos Law Group to defend you.

It goes without saying that even though Ferreira de Silva case could be seen as a more lenient approach towards the relaxing of the acte clair doctrine [8] the CJEU will always strive for uniform and correct interpretation of EU law in order to avoid divergences in judicial decisions as well as different and conflicting application of EU law.

Brazeau, after all, had just been given a kiss: the most lenient sentence available in law — an absolute discharge.

The rules that relate to a reference to the Court of Appeal of a point of law are found in the new Pt 70 (reference to the Court of Appeal of point of law or unduly lenient sentencing).

Unlike common law jurisdictions, where non-adherence to a time bar provision may render a contractor's claim invalid, civil codes may take a more lenient approach.

The state of Mississippi laws regarding enforcing auto insurance is lenient compared to other states.

Some states have strict motorcycle laws where other states are more lenient with their motorcycle laws.

While most law enforcement officers will generally be lenient with new laws at the beginning of the year, they are still within their authority to write you a ticket on January 1st, for a law you knew nothing about.

Florida isn't very lenient when it comes to repeat traffic law offenders.

Washington state law is a bit more lenient that some states when it comes to minimum coverage amounts that are required to be considered fully insured.

However, the state's laws for establishing paternity are exceptionally lenient.

The factors such as FDI in the real estate sector, relaxation of the laws by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) concerning property buying by non-resident Indians and lenient policies in relation to the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) which have accelerated investments.

The court found that Idaho case law allowed for the more lenient property description in listing agreements found in Section 9 - 508, rather than the required «legal» description found in Section 9 - 503.