What Is the Difference Between a Felony, a Misdemeanor and a Minor Offense. Definition?
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What is the difference between a felony, a Misdemeanor and a Minor Offense. Definition
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Answer by KC V ™
Felony…minimum of one year and a day in jail plus court costs and fines.
Misdemeanor…maximum of one year in jail plus smaller court costs and fines.
Violation…normally no jail served although possible up to six months and smallest of court costs and fines.
Answer by Nomad
FELONY: Federal law broken, prison time
Misdemeanor: You been bad, but its a smack on the wrist, do it enough and prison time
Minor Offense: either you are a minor so they cant send you to prison, or the crime was so small they can only fine you. *I.E. Jaywalking, parking ticket*
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In most states theft of $ 1,000 or more is a felony and is punishable by one or more years in a federal or state prison. A misdemeanor could be theft of $ 50 and can be punished by a jail term of several months. A violation (minor offense) is like exceeding the speed limit and is punished by a fine of less than $ 100 except for repeated offenses.