If the victim is under 10, penalties may increase in up to fifteen extra years (4th clause, changed by Law 3440/2008).
Illegal-contact penalties have also increased to 117 from 56 at this point last season.
Over all, penalties have increased for the second straight season.
Because the penalties increase gradually in severity after each new offense.
The penalty will increase future premiums by 7 percent or more, for an expected surcharge of $2.50 a month next year.
For greater than five plants, the penalties increase to up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,000.
Should the offense occur a second time, the penalty increases to no more than 20 years imprisonment.
The penalties increase to 100 games for a second positive test and a lifetime suspension after a third.
Now, the city says, taxes, interest and penalties have increased her debt to $2.4 million.
Furthermore, the penalty for an incorrect answer also increased to $10.
