Charges and penalties
How offenses are graded, jail ranges, fines, and repeat offense steps.
31 sections
- Felony, Misdemeanor or Petty MisdemeanorSection 31-18-15 — a basic sentence for each felony degree, from eighteen years down to eighteen months
- AssaultSection 30-3-1 — an attempted battery, or a threat that makes someone expect one, is a petty misdemeanor
- BatterySection 30-3-4 — a rude, insolent or angry touching is a petty misdemeanor
- Crimes Against a Household MemberSection 30-3-15 — battery against a household member is a misdemeanor, with a treatment program on conviction
- StalkingSection 30-3A-3 — two or more acts meant to put someone in fear; a felony on a second conviction
- Harassment and Threatening CallsSection 30-3A-2 — a pattern of conduct meant to annoy, alarm or terrorize, with no lawful purpose
- Burglary and RobberySection 30-16-3 — entering a dwelling to commit a felony or theft is a third degree felony
- Criminal Damage to PropertySection 30-15-1 — a petty misdemeanor, or a fourth degree felony over $1,000
- Theft and LarcenySection 30-16-1 — a petty misdemeanor at $250 or less, a felony over $500
- ShopliftingSection 30-16-20 — the same value ladder as larceny, and a store may detain on probable cause
- Self DefenseSection 30-2-7 — justifiable in the necessary defense of life, family or property
- Identity TheftSection 30-16-24.1 — a fourth degree felony, with restitution that can include clearing a credit record
- Bad ChecksSection 30-36-5 — up to thirty days under $25, one to three years at $25 or more
- Abandonment or Abuse of a ChildSection 30-6-1 — abuse that does not cause death or great bodily harm is a third degree felony on a first offense
- Perjury and Impersonating an OfficerSection 30-25-1 — a knowingly false, material statement under oath is a fourth degree felony
- Attempt and ConspiracySection 30-28-1 — an attempt is a degree below the felony attempted
- Violating an Order of ProtectionSection 40-13-6 — a misdemeanor, and at least seventy-two hours in jail on a second conviction
- Clearing a RecordSection 29-3A-5 — two to ten years without a new conviction, by the level of the offense
- Missing a Court DateSection 31-3-9 — a fourth degree felony on a felony release, a petty misdemeanor on a misdemeanor one
- A Citation Instead of JailSection 31-1-6 — a citation for a petty misdemeanor, with at least three days before the date to appearalso here
- Fleeing the PoliceSection 30-22-1.1 — aggravated fleeing is a fourth degree felony, or third degree when someone is hurtalso here
- Resisting ArrestSection 30-22-1 — resisting, evading or obstructing an officer is a misdemeanoralso here
- DWI PenaltiesSection 66-8-102 — up to 90 days or $500 on a first conviction, and a felony from the fourthalso here
- Aggravated DWISection 66-8-102 — sixteen one hundredths or more, an injury, or a refusal with evidence of intoxicationalso here
- Driving Without a License, or on a Suspended OneSection 66-5-39.1 — at least four days in jail for driving while revokedalso here
- Reckless and Careless DrivingSection 66-8-113 — five to ninety days or $25 to $100 on a first reckless driving convictionalso here
- Disorderly ConductSection 30-20-1 — conduct that tends to disturb the peace is a petty misdemeanoralso here
- Who Cannot Have a GunSection 30-7-16 — a felon, or a person under an order of protection; a third degree felony for a felonalso here
- A Gun Within a Child's ReachSection 30-7-4.1 — negligently storing a firearm a minor uses, a misdemeanor or a fourth degree felonyalso here
- Drug Possession and SaleSection 30-31-23 — possession of most controlled substances is a misdemeanor, $500 to $1,000 or under a yearalso here
- Cruelty to AnimalsSection 30-18-1 — a misdemeanor, and a felony on a fourth convictionalso here
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