Validation and enforcement is the responsibility of the acquiring financial institution or payment processor. For each instance of non-compliance, these organizations levy various penalties onto merchants and service providers which can include: Comodo HackerGuardian provides a range of services that make PCI compliance easy. Find out which service is right for you at www.hackerguardian.com

If you are unbuckled or have children in a vehicle who are not properly restrained, and you are stopped by law enforcement, you will be ticketed. In addition, you will be charged two points against your driving record. See similar questions...

Yes. The law assesses steep penalties for willful non-compliance EPCRA regulations. The enforcement of these penalties is usually carried out by the U S Environmental Protection Agency or by legal firms who act on behalf of the public. We welcome new businesses each year. Our goal is to help reporters get into compliance with the EPCRA regulations. Contact us at 1.800.633.7585, press 2 for technical assistance. See similar questions...

For unintentional violation of the HIPAA regulations, the Department of Health & Human Services can levy: A fine up to $250,000 and 10 years if intent to sell, transfer, or use for commercial advantage, personal gain, or malicious harm Penalties may apply to the individual violator but they may also apply to the organization or even to its officers. See similar questions...

The Payment Card Industry Standards, Security Audit Procedures, Self-Assessment Questionnaire, and Security Scanning Requirements are effective immediately. See similar questions...

a voluntary program‚ ICMI cannot impose penalties. However‚ an operation that is not in compliance with the Code's Principles and Standards of Practice cannot be certified. Further‚ non-compliance at an already certified site would result in its de-certification‚ and de-certification of the operation would be posted on this web site. Back to top See similar questions...

The penalties for breaching the HSNO Act are fines of up to $500,000 in the case of an individual; and, in the case of a body corporate, the greater of $10 million, or three times the value of any commercial gain from the contravention, or 10 per cent of the turnover of the body corporate and all its interconnected bodies corporate, if the commercial gain canniot be ascertained. In addition, a person could be found to have civil liability for acts or omissions in breach of the Act. See similar questions...

Owners or operators that are subject to the regulation but violate the requirements of Part 112 by failing or refusing to comply are liable for civil penalties in accordance with the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended by the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990. Penalties could be as high as $25,000 per day of violation. See similar questions...

The Cardholder Information Security Program (CISP) is a set of rules established by Visa for securing your computer systems and data from unauthorized access and loss of credit card information. These rules have been in place for several years and were required of large credit card processors, but were only recommendations for most merchants accepting credit cards. See similar questions...

A person who smokes in an area where smoking is prohibited can fined between $100 and $250. A person who owns, operates or otherwise controls a public place or place of employment who violates the act can be fined not less than $250 for the first violation, not less than $500 for the second violation within one year after the first violation and not less than $2,500 for each additional violation within one year after the first violation. See similar questions...

You must be in compliance for four months on an initial survey, one year (12 months) on a resurvey. We don't expect a track record of compliance for a provisional accreditation survey (early survey option). For any new standard, intent or requirement, we expect compliance from the effective date of the new standard, intent or requirement. For example, the new pain assessment and management standards went into effect on January 1, 2001. See similar questions...

Transactions & Code Sets 16 October 2003 (with the submission of an extension request which had to be filed with the DHHS prior to 16 October 2002) See similar questions...

Initially, organizations will use the competitive marketplace to mutually enforce compliance. Organizations will also find that electronic transmission of claims using standard transactions will improve cash flow, increasing the business reason for compliance. Accrediting and licensing organizations will also be incorporating compliance with the standards into their processes. See similar questions...