Questions tagged [fines]
The fines tag has no summary.
35 questions
3
votes
0
answers
101
views
To whom does the German federal government pay court-issued penalty fees / fines?
In September 2024, a German court ruled that the federal government must immediately issue a plan for meeting climate targets in agriculture and forestry. In January 2025, the German NGO Deutsche ...
- 1,608
17
votes
2
answers
4k
views
Can a company be fined in a value larger than the global GDP?
This article below says that Google has been fined $20 decillion USD in Russia due to a failure to reinstate state-owned YouTube channels: Russian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,...
user69210
8
votes
2
answers
550
views
What is the legal basis for Brazil freezing starlink assets due to twitter/x fines?
It looks like Twitter may soon be banned in Brazil due to it's removal of it's legal representative from the country, which in turn traces back to an earlier fight over Twitter refusing to suspend ...
- 10.1k
5
votes
1
answer
335
views
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 ...
- 4,182
5
votes
1
answer
224
views
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 ...
- 3,805
4
votes
1
answer
187
views
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 ...
- 17.5k
5
votes
1
answer
282
views
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 ...
- 17.5k
-1
votes
1
answer
863
views
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 ...
- 11.5k
1
vote
2
answers
8k
views
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 (...
- 111
5
votes
3
answers
2k
views
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 ...
- 1,389
7
votes
2
answers
17k
views
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 ...
- 6,222
11
votes
1
answer
593
views
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 ...
- 10.1k
-3
votes
1
answer
274
views
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 ...
- 45
0
votes
1
answer
149
views
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 ...
- 28.4k
30
votes
2
answers
5k
views
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?
- 591