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The civil fine is not considered to be a criminal punishment, because it is primarily sought in order to compensate the state for harm done to it, rather than to punish the wrongful conduct. As such, a civil penalty, in itself, will not carry jail time or other legal penalties. [1] [better source needed]
Virginia Remedial Fees were a set of taxes enacted by the Virginia General Assembly that collected up to $3,000 for minor moving violations such as failing to signal a turn and speeding 10 mph over the limit on a 70 mph road. The taxes were enacted as a way to fund various transportation projects without raising other taxes, and with the side ...
The Virginia Circuit Courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Circuit Courts have jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases. For civil cases, the courts have authority to try cases with an amount in controversy of more than $4,500 and have exclusive original jurisdiction over claims for ...
Senate Bill 707, introduced by Sen. Mary Cavanaugh, would impose an up to $1,000 civil fine per violation on anyone intentionally making a false statement or “misrepresentation” to another ...
Civil forfeitures are subject to the "excessive fines" clause of the U.S. Constitution's 8th amendment, both at a federal level and, as determined by the 2019 Supreme Court case, Timbs v. Indiana, at the state and local level. [5] A 2020 study found that the median cash forfeiture in 21 states which track such data was $1,300. [6]
Several businesses, including one in Hampton Roads, were hit with fines after a new state law tightening regulations on the hemp industry took effect this summer. “Shop owners need to do their ...
North Carolina State players (in red) and North Carolina players (in blue) get into a scuffle after an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
A fine or mulct (the latter synonym typically used in civil law) is a penalty of money that a court of law [1] or other authority decides has to be paid as punishment for a crime or other offense.