The phrase
"maximum penalty" refers to the most severe punishment or consequence that can be imposed for a particular offense or wrongdoing. It is the highest level of punishment that can be given.
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Those under age 21 who are either drivers or passengers can face
maximum penalties of up to six - months in jail and maximum fine of up to $ 1,000 plus a penalty assessment.
The bill raises
maximum penalties for animal cruelty convictions from five to seven years and increases the maximum fine from $ 2,500 to $ 5,000.
This horrific crime of abuse needs to become law and punished to the fullest extent of the law
with maximum penalties.
Reducing the interest is a good thing, particularly if you were holding some debt at
maximum penalty rates — but this still doesn't relieve you of the debt.
There is
not maximum penalty, so it's definitely best to pay the full amount as quickly as you can.
As such, in order for the
new maximum penalties to apply, the offence can not have been committed before the increase.
Section 31 imposes, upon conviction,
maximum penalties of a fine, not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or both.
Animal Cruelty Legislation Canada's animal cruelty laws were amended recently to
increase maximum penalties for some animal cruelty offences.
Section 163.1 (4) of the Criminal Code sets out the minimum and
maximum penalties upon a conviction for possessing child pornography:
Earlier in the week, Conservative MP John Williamson, a former national director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, introduced a private member's bill which would revoke the pension of any parliamentarian found guilty of a crime which carries a two -
year maximum penalty.
If convicted under Article 79 of the Vietnamese penal code, they could
receive maximum penalty of capital punishment.
The new legislation would make strangulation an elevated form of assault (in conjunction with assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm) and allows a
higher maximum penalty in cases involving repeat domestic abusers.
The Court can not impose a prison sentence in this type of simplified
proceedings Maximum penalty: $ 300,000 fine and suspension of Internet access for a period of 1 year
(j) prescribing lesser maximum administrative penalties and the requirements established under this Act to which the lesser
maximum penalties apply for the purpose of subsection 441.5 (1) or (2).
Rather than racking up points, competitors attempted to accurately identify offenses as they were committed in the game (by a playing teammate), classifying and
reciting maximum penalties earned points (on a loosely based system).
In the 10 years since then, it has blossomed into a vibrant legal entity in which nine Montreal municipal court judges and dozens of prosecuting and defence attorneys work together — unlike in traditional adversarial - minded courts — to rehabilitate rather than punish people accused of crimes
with maximum penalties of six months in jail or a $ 50,000 fine.
On their site, The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) sent a survey to Canada's 5 main political parties about important animal welfare issues in the country.The (WSPA) encourages people to review their responses before making a decission at the time of voting Animal Cruelty Legislation Canada's animal cruelty laws were amended recently to
increase maximum penalties for...
The report is one step but while creating this report we need to work to get changes to Canada's animal welfare laws so that we can ensure once these puppy millls are found, we can
maximum penalties for abusers and shut them down permanently.
Section 163.1 (4.1) of the Criminal Code sets out the minimum and
maximum penalties upon a conviction for accessing child pornography:
In contrast, the majority of the courts of appeals that have considered the question have held, in accord with the court of appeals in this case, that the
statutory maximum penalty in a drug conspiracy case turns on the jury's determination of the type and quantity of drugs involved in the conspiracy as a whole.
The government has already introduced a new office for trafficking for exploitation which carries a 14 -
year maximum penalty, and ministers are working with children's groups and Unicef to develop a coordinated approach to child trafficking.
The maximum penalty for breaking the law is 4 % of total global annual revenues, which in Facebook and Google's cases would be about $ 1.6 billion (# 1.1 billion) and $ 4.4 billion (# 3.1 billion), respectively.
If they continue to withhold information even after the IRS notifies them of a failure to disclose, these account holders may face
a maximum penalty of $ 60,000, along with criminal penalties.
Both carry
a maximum penalty of life in prison.
For example, AFR says that «although the plan would increase
the maximum penalty the SEC can levy for administrative violations, it also contains a half a dozen provisions that would undermine the SEC's ability to successfully mount such a case.
The maximum penalty is a A$ 1 million (US$ 757,000) fine per breach.
The misdemeanor charge had
a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a fine of as much as $ 1,000.
Just a day after Basuki Purnama — popularly known as Ahok — conceded the runoff for governor of Jakarta, prosecutors recommended a light sentence of two years probation instead of
the maximum penalty of five years in prison.
This is
the maximum penalty for the offense under Egyptian law.
Terminations are currently only allowed in the Irish Republic when the life of the mother is at risk and
the maximum penalty for accessing an illegal abortion is 14 years in prison.
The maximum penalty for false or misleading and unconscionable conduct, pyramid selling and breaches of relevant product safety provisions is:
A full season is a lot when
the maximum penalty for a first time offender is only 50 games.
After Congressman Victor L. Berger, a member of the National Socialist Party who was convicted of «impeding the war effort,» was sentenced by Landis to
the maximum penalty, the Judge remarked, «It was my great disappointment to give Berger only 20 years in Leavenworth.
Schneiderman, who inherited the case from Cuomo, successfully recommended
the maximum penalty for Hevesi.