In most cities public consumption of alcohol or carry/opened container of alcohol is a Municipal Ordiance which equates to a misdemeanor and yes it is a criminal offense.
Yes
If you mean as opposed to just a plain traffic ticket offense? Yes, it is.
The ARREST record will still reflect that the arrest was for a felony offense, HOWEVER, if you are asked if you were ever CONVICTED of a felony, you can truthfully answer 'no.'
Yes.
You will get a warrant issued for your infraction in the state where you committed the offense.
Blocking a driveway is not a criminal offense, unless you refuse to move. You may get a ticket for blocking a driveway depending on where it is.
There are no set punishments or fines for criminal offenses. The sentence depends on the facts and circumstances of the offense, and the defendant.
Blackmail is a criminal offense.
It is a criminal offense.
It cannot.
Under the ex post facto rule, you cannot be charged with a criminal offense if it was not a criminal offense at the time you committed it. By the same token, if you committed a criminal offense that has since been repealed (meaning this is no longer a criminal offense) you still are considered having a criminal record for that offense.
Yes, DUI is a criminal offense in the Commonwealth of VA.