The K-Zone: fine (sentencing)

One of the three forms of Sentencing defined under current legislation; the others are CustodialSentence and CommunitySentence.

Currently the maximum amounts payable as fines are not specified in Statute as amounts of money, but as one of five levels on the `standard scale'. Currently, these are as follows.

1 £200
2 £500
3 £1,000
4 £2,500
5 £5,000

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