They'd have to obey the law, learn English and save money (to pay the stiff fines).
They were nonviolent men who should've been punished with stiff fines and community service.
Some have been given stiff fines or sentenced to time in jail.
The workers need new visas to change jobs and face stiff fines for doing so.
Under a new city policy, repeat offenders face stiff fines.
Those who do not face stiff fines and the loss of their business licenses.
The penalties could be stiff fines and up to a year in jail.
The suppliers all had to pay stiff fines for short weights.
But there's another factor: The city has finally embarked on a serious program of stiff fines.
There were stiffer fines for offenses carried out in public.