Sentences with phrase «potential of jail time»

Those penalties include the potential of jail time, a license suspension, excessive fines and the imposition of the ignition interlock device.

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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.

It's like the prosecutors rounding up all potential suspects and alloting them statistically determined jail time to bring the «surety of conviction» to 100 %.

«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.

We have successfully represented clients in Franklin, Brentwood, Columbia, and throughout Tennessee who faced losing their license, thousands of dollars in fines and potential jail time if convicted.

A DUID conviction carries the same devastating penalties as DUI, such as potential jail time, fines, probation, substance abuse treatment and monitoring, and the loss of driving privileges.

Drunk driving, driving while intoxicated (DWI), and driving under the influence (DUI) convictions can have serious consequences including loss of your drivers license, potential loss of freedom with jail time, problems with job applications, red flags on background checks, potential loss of a professional license, skyrocketing insurance rates, damage to your credit rating, as well as social and family problems;

Charges of domestic assault in Ottawa carry serious penalties and consequences beyond the criminal record and potential jail time involved.

Charges of domestic assault carry serious penalties and consequences beyond the criminal fines or potential jail time involved.

«Bail hearings, search warrants, plus the province was downloading regulatory offences to justices of the peace — some involving potential jail time and fines up to $ 1 million.

«It is ironic that after serving time in the county jail and being threatened with a potential life sentence, Ray McCann pleaded no contest to a charge of perjury when, in fact, he had told the truth and the charge itself was based on police fabrications,» said Michigan Innocence Clinic Director David Moran.

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.

Individuals found guilty of DUI face serious consequences that typically include fines / costs, potential jail time, license suspension periods, probation, as well as a criminal record and a potential -LSB-...]

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

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.»