I think on the first offence, having a fine set at that level—of course, it's a minimum fine.
Sorry, let me double check that. I'll make sure I'm not.... Yes, “not less than one thousand dollars”.
It would certainly allow the judge...if the prosecution can present evidence that there is involvement in organized crime, it could certainly be higher. It's more for the first-time offender who may be looking at starting this as a career, seeing what he can get for a chopped-up car. If it's a tougher fine than what is currently being meted out, it would be a deterring factor, an individual deterrence on that level, so that it might not be worth his time to do it.
I understand your point.
The other thing that's difficult for law enforcement agencies with regard to organized crime is of course to prove some of it. Convictions under a lot of the organized crime laws...it's difficult to get at them.