Not exact matches
Employers must seek competent advice to know and understand the rules applicable to their
specific businesses and individual circumstances because violations may result in civil and
criminal penalties.
Penalties for a conviction of
criminal harassment will vary depending on the
specific circumstances of the offence, the characteristics of the offender and the complainant and the presence of aggravating or mitigating factors.
Note that this is different than what many people are familiar with in the context of
criminal law, where assault and battery are terms that are defined by
specific criminal legislation, which defines the
criminal penalties imposed for engaging in certain acts, rather than the right to monetary recovery which is governed by personal injury law.
The
Criminal Code sets out several
specific instances where there is a minimum
penalty in addition to the maximum.
The
specific charge and
penalties you face will depend on the seriousness of your offense and your record of
criminal behavior.
In the wake of recent announcements from the DOJ emphasising the importance of companies providing detailed and
specific evidence of individual wrongdoing — including by providing up to 45 per cent reductions in fines and other
criminal penalties — individuals must tread extremely carefully.1 For any individual whose conduct is within the scope of a government or internal investigation, it is unwise to participate in the investigation without counsel.
The zone where the range of
criminal penalties that can be imposed in your
specific case will depend on two factors: the level of your offense and your
criminal history.
The
criminal penalties you will face for burglary will depend on the
specific charges filed against you in Los Angeles.
The
specific penalties that are imposed in your
criminal burglary case will depend on the mitigating (helpful) and aggravating (harmful) factors that are present.
Some
specific penalties under the Act include
criminal fines of up to $ 25 million (under the
criminal conspiracy provisions), civil fines of up to $ 10 million (for abuse of dominance and civil misleading advertising) and imprisonment for up to 14 years.