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  2. Hit and run - Wikipedia

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    If the accused is also convicted of other offences in relation to the crash, then courts will often make the sentence for hit and run consecutive to the penalties for the other offences, [citation needed] the rationale being that hit and run is often committed with the intent of evading criminal or civil liability.

  3. Fraud - Wikipedia

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    Fraud can violate civil law (e.g., a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrator to avoid the fraud or recover monetary compensation) or criminal law (e.g., a fraud perpetrator may be prosecuted and imprisoned by governmental authorities), or it may cause no loss of money, property, or legal right but still be an element of another civil or ...

  4. Corporate liability - Wikipedia

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    Some jurisdictions use criminal and civil systems in parallel, thereby expanding options for pursuing legal accountability for legal persons and for making political judgments on when to use the criminal law in order to maximise the impact of those cases that are prosecuted. The United States’ system of corporate liability is an example of ...

  5. Criminal-justice financial obligations in the United States

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    Law portal; Civil penalty, a financial penalty imposed by a government agency as restitution for wrongdoing in the case of a civil rather than criminal offense; Court costs, the cost associated with pursuing a legal case; History of United States Prison Systems; Race in the United States criminal justice system

  6. Civil penalty - Wikipedia

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    If a person were to dump toxic waste in a public park, the state would have the same right to seek to recover the cost of cleaning up the mess as would a private landowner, and to bring the complaint to a court of law, if necessary. Civil penalties occupy a strange place in some legal systems - because they are not criminal penalties, the state ...

  7. Criminal law of the United States - Wikipedia

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    In comparison, civil law addresses non-criminal disputes. The system varies considerably by jurisdiction, but conforms to the US Constitution. [1] Generally there are two systems of criminal law to which a person maybe subject; the most frequent is state criminal law, and the other is federal law.

  8. Penalties for driving without insurance in Florida - AOL

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    Driving without insurance in Florida is against the law. ... $10,000 property damage liability per accident. ... Up to $500 for subsequent offenses within three years of the first offense.

  9. Legal expenses insurance - Wikipedia

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    Legal protection insurance (LPI), also known as legal expenses insurance (LEI) or simply legal insurance, is a particular class of insurance which facilitates access to law and justice by providing legal advice and covering the legal costs of a dispute, regardless of whether the case is brought by or against the policyholder. Depending on the ...