Questions tagged [fines]
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Which income is relevant for day-fines in German law?
For a number of minor crimes several European countries use a system of day-fines where the fine you have to pay is a number of days decided after the crime and a per-day-value which is based on your ...
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If someone received the Minimum Subsistence Guarantee in China, but were fined for having extra children, how did that affect their income?
The Minimum Subsistence Guarantee (MSG) was reportedly "RMB 677.6 per person per month and in rural areas this amount reaches RMB 496.9 per person per month (2020)" (That's about 100 USD in ...
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Has the constitutionality of day-fines been challenged in the US?
Day-fines are a type of fine, common in many European countries, in which the amount of the fine is based on both the severity of the offense and the income of the offender; thus, an investment banker ...
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If one person's illegal act causes another person to unintentionally commit an infraction punished by a fine, can the second person sue the first?
Suppose that Bob steals Alice's wallet, which contains her driver license, from her purse. She does not notice that he did this.
Alice, thinking that her wallet is still in her purse (she has no ...
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What is the legal status of private parking charges fines? [duplicate]
Bob receives a letter from Debt Recovery Plus about an overtime parking charge from a private “creditor”. What legal authority do they have to levy such fines and what is the worst that could happen ...
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Do I get a letter asking to attend Traffic School, after paying traffic ticket online? (In california)
Last month, I got a speeding citation in California (County of Contra Costa). Then I got the ticket in the mail.
Ticket offered 2 options:
Pay the ticket (admission of guilt) = ~$240
Pay the ticket (...
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In Germany, why are fines for fare evasion more likely to lead to jail time than other traffic-related fines?
For most traffic related offences in Germany, eg: illegal parking, driving intoxicated and speeding, the punishment is a fine. But, if you enter the public transprot without ticket, then you are ...
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If I am out of the country for a long time, am I liable for missed Jury Duty?
Say that I spend a few years traveling the world, visiting Europe, Asia, Africa, etc.. Then I come back to my home in the California to find missed several Jury Duty summons in the mail.
Am I liable ...
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What legal penalties may Twitter face as a result of the Eli Lilly fake tweet?
Twitter recently made it possible to get a verification check added to an account by just paying 8 dollars, causing a rash of fake 'verified' accounts. One of these accounts was for Eli Lilly, a ...
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Can BTP officers issue penalty fares in London tube stations?
Bob double shuffled through the tube barriers while holding his Oyster card, bank card, and passport. Looking down at his phone, upon going through, he inadvertently walked into a BTP officer who ...
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Court decides that Rob must pay Alice. Is she obliged to take the payment?
Reading this article where a crime victim rejected a $200 payment that the court had ordered the offender to pay her made me think: what happens now? Is she obliged to take it?
If she doesn't provide ...
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How can the UK government fine itself?
In this news story the UK government has been fined £500,000 but who is doing the fining? Is the government fining itself?
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Algorithm generated fines
In the UK, there was recently a case in the press about a driver that was issued a fine for driving in a bus lane. The photograph the Local Authority supplied as "evidence" was of someone ...
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Is possession of a firearm in Spain only punishable by a fine?
I have read on the Interior Ministry website (Google translation link) that in Spain possession of a firearm, in the absence of any other crime (such as armed robbery) is only subject to a fine of up ...
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What is the criteria for court costs to be assessed in NJ?
I've sat in traffic court in the past and I noticed that most defendants simply plead guilty and are assessed the fine. Consequently, I've noticed that some defendants contest the charge and if they ...
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