§ 558.701 Penalties
§ 558.702 Pre-Penalty Notice; settlement
§ 558.703 Penalty imposition
§ 558.704 Administrative collection; referral to United States Department of Justice
§ 558.705 Findings of Violation

Terms Used In CFR > Title 31 > Subtitle B > Chapter V > Part 558 > Subpart G - Penalties and Findings of Violation

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.