The statutes impose penalties ranging from paying fines to bans on selling securities.

In this case, there is no such proximity because the statute governing the Registrar imposed no such duty.

Some statutes impose fairly clear tasks for local authorities.

We're looking at the statute to see if the statute imposes the obstacle.

In 1864, various statutes passed by the United States Congress imposed a 5 percent tax on all personal incomes over $1000.

The statute did not impose liability for mere possession, though Congress could easily have done so if it had wanted to.

The stigma this criminal statute imposes, moreover, is not trivial.

The statute imposes the same duty on certain other health care professionals, school officials and teachers, child care supervisors, and social workers.

A statute, which is a bill or law passed by the legislature, imposes obligations and rules on the people.

The statute may impose a duty on an employer to provide safety equipment and ensure that it is used.