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Costs and fees – These may include court costs, fees for supervision, payments for legal representation. They are imposed to help reimburse the state for costs incurred. Restitution – Victims may be awarded payments as a way to compensate them for losses, either through direct payments for individuals or through payments into a general fund ...
Restitution and unjust enrichment is the field of law relating to gains-based recovery. In contrast with damages (the law of compensation), restitution is a claim or remedy requiring a defendant to give up benefits wrongfully obtained. Liability for restitution is primarily governed by the "principle of unjust enrichment": A person who has been ...
Civil penalties occupy a strange place in some legal systems - because they are not criminal penalties, the state need not meet a burden of proof that is "beyond a reasonable doubt"; but because the action is brought by the government, and some civil penalties can run into the millions of dollars, it would be uncomfortable to subject citizens ...
Ohio will only restore your driving privileges once you pay all fees assessed by the court and provide proof of insurance. If the state finds that you have violated the license suspension, it will ...
Lupas sentenced Owens to 18 months of special probation with the first four months on house arrest with electronic monitoring, and ordered restitution of $37,986 to be paid to the homeowner. Show ...
Mayor's courts are state courts in Ohio created by some municipalities. Mayor's courts hear traffic cases , violations of city ordinances and other misdemeanors . The presiding officer is a magistrate (not a judge ) appointed by the mayor , or even being the mayor, and paid by the city or village.
Wells Fargo (WFC) was ordered to pay California customers $203 million in restitution for claims that it had manipulated transactions to boost the overdraft fees it could levy. United States ...
Restitution often involves replacement of stolen or damaged property or reimbursement of costs that the victim incurred as a result of the crime. A court is required under current state law to order full restitution unless it finds compelling and extraordinary reasons not to do so. [38] Sometimes, however, judges do not order restitution.