Measure aims to raise indecency fines
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Legislation aimed at raising fines tenfold for indecent acts on broadcast television and radio is due to be unveiled today by Senator Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican, his spokesman Aaron Groote said yesterday. Brownback's legislation would raise the maximum possible fine to $325,000 per violation with a maximum of $3 million per continuing violation, according to a draft of the ...
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New measures to fight crime and drugs are expected to be at the heart of the Queen&#39;s Speech on Tuesday. The creation of national ID cards, new measures against &quot;yobs&quot; and drug tests for minor offenders are set to feature.
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Federal regulators proposed a record indecency fine of nearly &#36;1.2 million Tuesday against Fox Broadcasting Co. for an episode of its reality series "Married by America" that included graphic scenes from bachelor and bachelorette parties.
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Higher earners could face increased fines for minor offences under government plans.
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Convicted sex offenders who used the Internet to help them commit their crimes will be banned from using the Internet under a measure signed into law Thursday.
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Stay offline or face 18 months in jail, $10,000 fine Convicted sex offenders who used websites to help them commit their crimes are to be banned from using the internet under a tough new measure signed into New Jersey law yesterday.â¦
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U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill on  Thursday that would protect children from indecent television  programs by forcing cable and satellite providers to offer a  modified form of la carte programming or make other changes in  the way they operate.
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Sex offenders are to spend longer in jail under measures to be announced by the Scottish Executive.
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Policy to be implemented this month aims to protect children from violence and sexual content
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BEIJING, March 8 -- China's legislature began examining a much-debated measure Thursday that is intended to help protect private property in an increasingly well-off society.
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The Federal Communications Commission has ordered CBS to pay a fine of $550,000 for its Super Bowl halftime show, a record penalty for indecency.
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Scottish smokers who illegally light up in bars and restaurants may soon face fines of up to $6,700 for a single incident, The Scotsman reported Sunday.
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Lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday aimed at protecting children from indecent television programs by forcing cable and satellite providers to offer a modified form of la carte programming or make other changes in the way they operate.
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Calling video voyeurism the new frontier of stalking, the House on Tuesday approved legislation to make it a crime to secretly photograph or videotape people, often for lascivious purposes.    Under the legislation passed by voice vote, video voyeurism on federal lands would be punishable by a fine of not more than $100,000 or imprisonment for up to one year, or both...
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A campaign urges prosecution of hotels under obscenity laws - and directs people to smut-free lodging.
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The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a dramatic increase in fines for indecent programming, rejecting criticism the penalties will stifle free speech and homogenize radio and TV broadcasts.
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WASHINGTON  - In a sign that the federal airwaves police may ratchet up their campaign against racy programming, the FCC on Friday determined that a woman's naked backside is indecent enough to net ABC a proposed fine of $1.43 million.