Sentences with phrase «to increase the penalty»

Current Article VII language increases the fines for violations of our cell phone and texting laws and provides for increased penalties for repeat violations within an 18 - month period.

• The laws also increase the penalties for those who commit the most serious offences of cruelty against animals.

By increasing the penalty for animal cruelty we are not only working to keep animals safe from harm but we can hopefully have an even bigger impact in the overall efforts to reduce crime.

He's also in favor of increasing the penalties for those who commit gun related crimes and those who shoot first responders.

While the mandatory minimum sentences for impaired driving continue to apply, obviously significantly increased penalties are common in cases where serious injury or death results.

One group who helped organize the event has already seen some satisfying results — they successfully pushed the government to introduce a law which increases the penalties against those caught driving with suspended licenses.

The new law increases penalties for careless drivers — a $ 750 fine, 15 days in jail or a driver training course for a first offense.

He supports implementation of complete - streets policies, as well as increased penalties for dangerous driving offenses.

Last fall, provincial justice ministers asked the federal government to consider increased penalties for impaired driving, particularly crimes involving repeat offenders, serious injury or death.

Increased rights for individuals, increased responsibilities for data processors and massively increased penalties mean we all have to take it seriously.

The terms for increased penalty rates of interest are detailed in a borrower's lending agreement.

After all, people still download music illegally despite the ever increasing penalties because rightly or wrongly they're fairly sure that the police won't come knocking at their door.

The bill would greatly increase penalties for providers hit with serious violations from $ 500 to $ 2,000 per day, with sanctions continuing until the problem is certified as repaired.

Moreover, sometimes the banks increase the penalty fee every month, getting you into a vicious circle of debt.

A youth record with a prior conviction may be used as a prior criminal conviction for the purposes of increased penalty where the index offence has occurred within 5 years of the youth conviction.

This comes alongside plans to increase penalty points and fines for those caught using a handset at the wheel.

Furthermore, the upcoming bill will increase the penalties up to 10 years of imprisonment and $ 500 million won.

It also increases the penalties for landlords who violate the law.

The bill would make companies legally responsible for safe - guarding customer data, expand the types of information that must be reported, and significantly increase penalties.

The more serious offenses often lead to extremely long prison sentences, as well as increased penalties for any subsequent convictions.

She was also responsible for a bill increasing penalties for domestic abuse.

The legislation also increases penalties on practitioners and pharmacists who break the law by selling to patients illegally, potentially doubling the top prison sentence, and adds other tools for prosecutors as they target drug traffickers.

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A school failing to meet the 95 percent threshold would initially be labeled with a «warning,» then subject to increasing penalties after multiple years

If you are arrested for a second extreme or super extreme DUI within 7 years (84 months), you will be looking at increased penalties including additional jail time.

Libre's Law increases penalties in animal neglect cases.

Doroshenko says increased penalties don't necessarily deter drivers from using their phones behind the wheel.

Minnesota Hockey and the Minnesota State High school league increased the penalties for dangerous plays following the tragic life changing accident Jack Jablonski, a 16 - year - old Benilde St. Margarets player, suffered in January of 2012.

«They talk tough about increasing penalties but in the last five years for which figures are available, not a single person has been sent to prison for selling knives to children.»

Despite the startling statistics and increased penalties across Canada, people still continue to be distracted by their devices.

The Alliance lobbied to increase the penalty from a misdemeanor to a felony, for certain animal abuse violations.

The hiring of compliance officers could provide the Branch with the power to conduct audits of workplaces to ensure that employers are complying with the legislation, a move which — particularly if combined with increased penalties for non-compliance — would provide employers with a powerful incentive to ensure that they are, in all respects and at all times, compliant with the ESA.

In their rush to pass anti-labour laws that would force the province's largest union into a new contract and increase penalties public sector unions that enter illegal strikes, could Premier Alison Redford «s Government also be infringing on the free speech rights of ordinary Albertans?

increasing penalties failure to pay tax due to fraud, and on tax preparers for knowingly and purposefully assisting in the filing of clearly fraudulent tax returns;

The state of Hawaii is proposing increased penalties for animal desertion.

Earlier in November, the government increased penalties for distracted driving by raising insurance premiums for those drivers who receive two or more distracted driving tickets in three years.

He is committed to improving the suspended / unlicensed driver laws, by uncoupling license suspensions from non-driving infractions and simultaneously increasing penalties for driving without a license and beefing up suspensions for dangerous driving.

A bill in Maryland would increase penalties if threats are made against children or in a location where children gather, such as schools.

The amendments increase penalties for «public justification of terrorism» online and penalize «inducing, recruiting, or otherwise involving» others in mass unrest.

Sen. Carlucci's push for increased penalties comes at a time when police departments across the state are increasing patrols and setting up DWI checkpoints for the July 4 weekend.

Gosek says this will fix those concerns by giving police the teeth they need to refuse or revoke a license that was not laid out before and by increasing the penalties violators will pay.

«Medicare's current plan to increase penalties through the HAC Reduction Program does not address these concerns, and may in fact exacerbate the problem since hospitals with high HAC rates will face even greater financial pressure to engage in upcoding,» the researchers write.

We regretted that the Attorney General's packet of law enforcement bills — specifically increasing penalties for illegal gambling enterprises from misdemeanor to felonies.

No one can give a good answer... to increase the penalty so you either don't leave or if you do, the Bank makes a tremendous profit.