Sentences with phrase «penalties than fines»

Certain offenses result in more serious penalties than fines, points, and higher insurance rates.

Not exact matches

The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) has been monitoring the scheme, which currently imposes a civil penalty fine on landlords rather than imprisonment, since its inception.

«We want everyone to be able to enjoy the World Cup without having to worry about facing a different kind of penalty, and we'd rather businesses think ahead and check if they need a licence than risk a court case and a fine.»

John Conklin, a spokesman for the New York Board of Elections said Haber may have gotten in «just under the wire» to avoid facing any fines or penalties for the more than month late report.

The penalty for aiding and abetting a human trafficker, intentionally or unintentionally upon conviction is jail term and a fine of not more than ten million naira.

(c) False information in registering or voting; penalties Whoever knowingly or willfully gives false information as to his name, address or period of residence in the voting district for the purpose of establishing his eligibility to register or vote, or conspires with another individual for the purpose of encouraging his false registration to vote or illegal voting, or pays or offers to pay or accepts payment either for registration to vote or for voting shall be fined not more than $ 10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both: Provided, however, That this provision shall be applicable only to general, special, or primary elections held solely or in part for the purpose of selecting or electing any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, presidential elector, Member of the United States Senate, Member of the United States House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or Resident Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Former city Comptroller John Liu was hit with more than $ 26,000 in fines this week — but it turns out his campaign has skated on more than $ 500,000 in penalties for illegal posters dating back to his 2009 run for comptroller.

A three - month amnesty program run by the city Department of Finance cleared more than $ 150 million in penalties owed by New Yorkers due to fines from various city agencies.

Penalty for False Information Any person, including any District of Columbia public school or public charter school official, who knowingly supplies false information to a public official shall be subject to payment of fine of not more than $ 500, or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or any combination thereof.

Violating an imminent hazard out - of - service order may result in a penalty of up to $ 25,705, operating without necessary authority may result in a fine of not less than $ 10,282, and operating without a USDOT number may result in a civil penalty of up to $ 14,502.

If I fall short of that commitment my credit card gets hit with a penalty charge at the end of the term, so better to just buy all the books I want rather than pay a fine with nothing to show for it.

Back then, prepayment penalties and negative amortization (paying less than the minimum interest so the balance went up, not down) were «fine print» parts of ARMs and caused disastrous results for consumers.

If you know that you are going to need payday loans more than once, certain payday loan services will lower your interest rate if you have a history of paying on time, so that can save you some money on your loan and will be better than taking on fines or penalties.

His sentence consists of more than $ 750 in court costs and fines, the maximum penalty in such cases being a $ 750 fine, a possible prohibition on animal ownership and up to 90 days in jail.

Statutory Penalties: Class A misdemeanor where shark is valued at less than $ 300 is punishable by a fine up to $ 2,500 and 1 year in prison, or Class 3 or 4 felony where shark is valued at more than $ 300, is punishable by 1 to 3 years in prison

Last year, DPAs agreed by the SFO totalled # 640 million in financial penalties and costs, of which Rolls - Royce comprised the lion's share: more than # 510m (a # 497.25 m fine plus costs).

More wide - reaching and onerous than the existing Data Protection Act, GDPR also carries the threat of severe financial penalties for firms found to be in breach, with maximum fines being 20 million Euros, or 4 % of the firm's global turnover...

More wide - reaching and onerous than the existing Data Protection Act, GDPR also carries the threat of severe financial penalties for firms found to be in breach, with maximum fines being 20 million Euros, or 4 % of the firm's global turnover — whichever is higher.

AMPs are monetary penalties — basically, fines — whose payment is ordered by a decision maker acting under a statutory power, other than a court.

Any person who intentionally violates a temporary order is guilty of a gross misdemeanor (unless a more severe penalty is provided by law for the act that constitutes the violation), which is punishable by not more than one year in jail and up to a $ 2,000 fine.

Penalty for third or subsequent offense (this includes pervious convictions for any other charge of drug possession): you are subject to a fine of no more than $ 50,000 (plus court costs and assessments) and / or imprisonment of 10 to 30 years.

If the offence was committed in relation to any place other than a dwelling house the maximum penalty is imprisonment not exceeding ten years for an indictable offence or an offence punishable on summary conviction (maximum fine of $ 5,000 or six months in jail or both).

Penalty for second offense: (this includes previous conviction for any other charge of drug possession): you may be subject to a fine of no more than $ 50,000 (plus court costs and assessments) and / or imprisonment of up 5 to 30 years.

The Oklahoma penalties for drinking and driving require serious attention as these include more than fines and jail time.

Penalties for violating the provisions of the act include a maximum fine of $ 50,000 and / or imprisonment of not more than 24 months.

The system would rely on administrative monetary penalties rather than judicially - imposed fines.

penalties for violating the legislation include a maximum fine of $ 50,000 and / or imprisonment of not more than 24 months.

The penalties for violations are much worse than a slap on the wrist or even a big fine — accounting infractions can lead to disbarment.

Sometimes the penalty is a fine that is commensurate with the amount that was gained by the fraud; it can be more than that amount, too.

The penalties include: (1) A fine of not more than $ 50,000 and / or imprisonment of not more than 1 year; (2) if the offense is «under false pretenses,» a fine of not more than $ 100,000 and / or imprisonment of not more than 5 years; and (3) if the offense is with intent to sell, transfer, or use individually identifiable health information for commercial advantage, personal gain, or malicious harm, a fine of not more than $ 250,000 and / or imprisonment of not more than 10 years.

97 Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act, for which contravention no penalty is otherwise provided, is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $ 5,000.

Section 32 (5) provides, inter alia, that a person found guilty under s 32 (2), ie publishing / distributing organs for sale etc, shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for up to 51 weeks, or a fine not exceeding level five on the standard scale, or to both of these — a slightly less punitive penalty than s 32 (5), but still not insignificant.

We have now reached the point where the monetary penalties corporations face for certain offences are greater in civil judgments than criminal fines.

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.

Fines and penalties will be much more severe the second time than the first.

And much worse, when you are given a speeding citation in Colorado, the fees and penalties are most definitely more than the fine for the citation.

And worse yet, when you have a speeding ticket in Virginia, the fees and penalties are definitely much more than the fine on the citation.

The fines and penalties are higher than the nations average which are as follows:

Fines and penalties vary by county, but you can count on points being added to your record if you break the speed limit by more than 20 mph.

Understanding New York traffic tickets fines and penalties is easier than you think.

The fines and penalties you receive as a commercial driver may be higher than for regular drivers.

For the record, the minimum required insurance is better than no insurance — especially in a state where you're going to be held liable for expenses if you're found to be at fault, and where penalties for uninsured motorists include escalating fines up to $ 1,000, as well as the potential suspension of your license and registration.

Fines and penalties, as duly stipulated by the state, which may range from $ 500 — $ 1000, are imposed to any person who is convicted of having blood alcohol concentration, higher than the allowed by the law.

Second, understand that your options to plead guilty and pay your fine or plead not guilty and fight your ticket in court are basically the same as a regular driver's license holder; however, your penalties are more severe than just accumulating points and experiencing increased car insurance rates.

Note that the CT traffic violation penalties and the total payment amount that results from a guilty verdict are generally more severe than the original fine amount.

A summary of fines and penalties from ICE reveals that this surge in enforcement of a legal U.S. workforce included a 500 percent increase in penalties from worksite enforcement actions (over $ 5 million), a nearly two-fold increase in I - 9 audits (2,200), a record - breaking 180 criminal prosecutions of employers, and the debarring of more than 97 businesses, compared to 30 last fiscal year, with average fines exceeding $ 110,000.

• Instrumental in saving more than $ 1,000,000 in potential IRS fines and penalties, through monitoring of distributions, Required Minimum distributions, purchases in IRAs.

Specifically, Section 8 of that act prohibits a lender from imposing a «fine, a penalty or a rate of interest» that has the effect of creating a higher charge on unpaid arrears than would be imposed on principal money not in arrears.

Foreigners who have bought Australian properties without proper approval have until the end of November to come forward or face penalties, the Coalition says.Under a crackdown on foreign property investment, new penalties include fines of more than $ 100,000 and up to three years jail for individuals and fines of more than $ 600,000 for companies.They will apply to foreign buyers and those who facilitate illegal property sales, including developers and real estate agents.

I think it interesting too, from reading real estate council rulings from out there and Nova Scotia even more so, that the fines and penalties are considerably less than in Ontario.