Sentence examples for raised penalties from inspiring English sources

It expanded the definition of a sex offender and raised penalties for violating registry requirements.

At the prodding of the DOJ, the United States Sentencing Commission has raised penalties for corporate fraud twice, in January and April 2003, nearly doubling the base penalty for some crimes.

Approved 61 to 38, March 25. 2. Feinstein Amendment: Vote on an amendment to the Unborn Victims bill that would have raised penalties for attacking a pregnant woman without making it a separate offense to harm the fetus.

"As a result of our compliance efforts and the £1bn extra investment over this parliament, we have secured more than £100bn in additional revenues in the past five years to pay for essential public services, raised penalties for tax evasion to %200 of tax owed, and increased prosecutions fivefold," he said.

An HMRC spokesman said: "As a result of our compliance efforts and the £1bn extra investment over this Parliament, we have secured more than £100 billion in additional revenues in the past five years to pay for essential public services, raised penalties for tax evasion to 200% of tax owed and increased prosecutions five-fold".

The officials are also considering raising penalties for marijuana traffickers and producers.

The bill would also raise penalties for failing to report defects.

A month ago, the Senate majority leader, Joseph L. Bruno, introduced a Republican package of bills to raise penalties for insurance fraud.

Eric H. Jaso, a Justice Department official who is a nonvoting member of the commission, said that the commission had the authority from Congress to "raise penalties across the board".

Even so, experts said that the efforts by the European Commission to raise penalties to ever-higher levels showed the limits of their enforcement abilities.

Gov. James E. McGreevey signed a bill yesterday that sharply raises penalties against drivers who fall asleep at the wheel and cause fatal accidents.