Sentences with phrase «potential jail time for»

Upon my return home from the military, with very little income, a new start - up because I couldn't find employment, and awaiting my VA disability rating, I find myself facing potential jail time for inability to pay over $ 1,000 in monthly child support plus 100 % of all insurance and 50 % of all out of pocket expenses, and for allegedly removing my daughter from her high school based on a forged document that will cost thousands simply to prove «it wasn't me.»

Driving at this level of intoxication can result in a 120 - day license suspension and potential jail time for subsequent offenses.

Those fines and potential jail time for insider trading are simply not worth it.

The accused in a chocolate price - fixing case could face a bitter fate if convicted - millions of dollars in fines for the companies and potential jail time for the individuals.

Not exact matches

«Fertility tourism» is the somewhat derisive term for cross-border travel to access artificial reproductive services that are restricted or unavailable in the traveler's home country.123 Such tourism can be a two - way street.124 Canada, for example, imposes severe penalties on anyone who provides compensation to a gestational surrogate.125 The risk of a serious fine and even jail time acts as a deterrent to Canadians who have no access to altruistic surrogates within Canada.126 The restrictions encourage Canadians to access ART services in the United States or other countries.127 On the other hand, Canada can be an attractive destination for intending parents who are not Canadian but who have access to an altruistic Canadian surrogate because the public health system greatly reduces the medical costs for the pregnancy and birth of the baby.128 India has a growing reputation for providing low - cost gestational surrogacy as it allows women to be compensated for providing such services.129 All of these scenarios present potential LRW problems addressing contract interpretation and enforceability.

The problem with this legislation, according to the court, was the potential for jail time, without the necessity of the government to prove mens rea, or some element of fault on the part of the accused.

If you were cited for something like reckless driving or DUI with potential jail time upon a conviction, you should almost certainly prepare to fight the charges, and it will probably be necessary to retain experienced legal counsel to represent you.

If a court finds an individual «in contempt» for failing to comply with its orders, potential penalties can even include jail time.