51. He has supported bills to toughen criminal penalties, to expand the death penalty, to ban assault rifles and to restrict handgun purchases. 52. Her bill, which would set criminal penalties, was not considered by the Senate committee. 53. In all of those areas, regulators can impose civil fines for the same kinds of violations that are subject to criminal penalties. 54. In addition, it extends criminal penalties that apply to Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse to other federal health programs. 55. In response to the proliferation of the drug, Kansas lawmakers want to stiffen criminal penalties. 56. In general, a person will not be subject to criminal penalties if he or she gives away assets more than three years before applying for Medicaid. 57. In Oregon, the Legislature last year restored criminal penalties for marijuana possession. 58. It also provides for criminal penalties, as yet undetermined, for those possessing an unregistered firearm. 59. It would ban fraudulent subject lines and subject spammers who disguise their identities to misdemeanor criminal penalties. |