Sure. The minimum fines were felt to provide helpful guideposts to the courts for what could constitute an appropriate starting point for determining a fine. It's intended to achieve deterrence and denunciation. Currently, the court-imposed fines, as we expressed previously, are often not high enough to achieve these objectives. Adding the minimum will help ensure that the fines are appropriate.
There is only that one exception provided in the bill. This was felt to be important to ensure that a proportional sentence is achieved in cases where the judiciary feels the minimums would cause undue hardship.