Article: IS A $424 FINE TOO HIGH FOR LAUNCHING ILLEGAL FIREWORKS? MADISON COUNCIL MEMBER WANTS TO LOWER FINE SO POLICE WILL WRITE MORE TICKETS.(THE CAP TIMES)

Article: COUNCIL BACKS LOWERING FINE TO $225 FOR FIREWORKS VIOLATORS.(NEWS)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  July 16, 2008 ;     482 words ......large, canister-style fireworks to get a steep fine. I don't want them...looking at lowering the fine for specific types of fireworks that are less dangerous. Amesqua said that the fine already applies to illegal fireworks, which generally include...

Article: 50 ANSWER FIREWORKS CHARGES IN LAKEWOOD MOST WAIVE RIGHTS, PAY $200 FINE, COURT COSTS FOR VIOLATIONS.(Local)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  July 14, 2001 ;     339 words ......fire that they blamed on fireworks. Lakewood resident Dustin...imposed sentence - a $200 fine, $35 in court costs and destruction of any fireworks that police confiscated...clerk's window to pay the fine. ``Obviously, if one house...would be legal to set off fireworks. ``I'm getting a ...

Article: Calls for fireworks fines.(News)
The Mercury (South Africa);  January 17, 2007 ;     434 words ......policy to regulate the sale and use of fireworks, Durban residents believe more work should...people aware of the hazards and dangers of fireworks. Responding to an article in The Mercury...be imposed on people buying dangerous fireworks. Democratic Alliance councillor John...

Article: Milwaukee ordinances aim to douse all common fireworks Imprudent Fourth of July celebrations can bring fines from $60 to $500
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  June 30, 1999 ;     670 words ......enforcing" the Milwaukee city ordinance banning all common fireworks and are unlikely to give a warning before handing out tickets. Sparklers fit into the Class C fireworks category, or common fireworks, which include everything from cap guns to artillery...snakes to Roman candles. For 14- to ...

Article: Fireworks ban carries [pounds sterling]5,000 fine.
The Evening Standard (London, England);  August 6, 2004 ;     65 words ...A NEW curb on fireworks which carries the threat of a [pounds sterling]5,000 fine and six months in jail...tomorrow. It bans letting off fireworks between 11pm and 7am but...also banned from selling fireworks louder than 120 decibels...

Article: Chino's fines on fireworks helping to limit violations
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin;  July 14, 2004 ;     382 words ......also cited for using legal fireworks in areas where fireworks were not allowed. In previous years, the focus was on removing illegal fireworks from the street, said Catherine Starkey, Chino's spokeswoman...created to be a major deterrent." Chino's administrative fine system allows people to ...

Article: WHY FIREWORKS have lost sparkle; TOUGH NEW REGULATIONS WILL MEAN OFFENDERS WILL FACE SIX MONTHS IN PRISON OR FINES OF UP TO (pounds) 5000; Curfew will clamp down on late night noise disturbances
Evening Times;  October 9, 2004 ;     700+ words ......November 5, celebrate little more than the fact that fireworks are on sale again. Pensioners, children and pets are...for the first time making it an offence to let off fireworks after 11pm and before 7am. Whether it makes any difference or not remains to be seen but The Fireworks Act and the ...

Article: (pounds) 5000 FINE WARNING TO MIDNIGHT FIREWORK MENACES; COPS PLAN BONFIRE NIGHT CRACKDOWN
Evening Times;  November 4, 2004 ;     342 words ......campaign to protect the public from dangerous fireworks which have killed and maimed dozens of Scots...greater control over the sale and use of fireworks. These include a ban on setting off fireworks after 11pm most nights, and midnight on...

Article: pounds 80 fine for being bang out of order; FIREWORKS CRACKDOWN: An Evening Telegraph campaign.(News)
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  October 25, 2004 ;     430 words ......fines would really help to get tough on those who misuse fireworks and make people's lives a misery. He said: Over the...has brought in new laws to crack down on the misuse of fireworks including a curfew, new possession offences and a noise...issue. My message to those who may be tempted to misuse ...

Article: Fireworks penalties raised; City doubles fines; jail time possible
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  July 1, 2008 ;     313 words ......on. Armed with tougher penalties for fireworks, a group of Milwaukee aldermen Monday...March, the Common Council increased the fireworks penalties, which used to range from...of $1,000 for allowing minors to use fireworks. What's more, if the fines are not paid...

Article: Heavy fines for illicit fireworks.(News)
Pretoria News (South Africa);  December 29, 2006 ;     551 words ......revellers who set off fireworks illegally and businesses...be slapped with a fine of up to R2 500...businesses dealing in fireworks must remove all illegal...transgressors. A spot fine of R500 will be imposed...that we can issue a fine to the culprit the...permission to use ...

Article: COUNCIL AGREES TO LOWER FIREWORKS FINE.(LOCAL)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  July 16, 2008 ;     118 words ......Tuesday night to lower the fine for first-time illegal fireworks use from $300 to $225, plus...District, sought to lower the fine to $150 for a first offense. The fine would jump to $300 for subsequent...Cnare has said lowering the fine makes sense because police...

Article: Fireworks fine pricey
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin;  April 18, 2007 ;     465 words ......Buying, using or transporting fireworks in the city is about to become...the city will slap a $1,000 fine on anyone caught with the...officials said was a surge in fireworks-related emergency calls in...the possession or use of all fireworks, even the so-called "safe...Currently, people caught ...

Article: NSW: Heavy fines part of crackdown on fireworks
AAP General News (Australia);  May 13, 2002 ;     326 words ......NSW: Heavy fines part of crackdown on fireworks SYDNEY, May 13 AAP - On-the-spot fines...issued to anybody caught with illegal fireworks in NSW as part of a statewide crackdown...WorkCover about the illegal sale and use of fireworks. The NSW government announced a statewide...