Not if it is a matter of simply not being able to pay, there are however, laws which pertain to fraudulent act(s). The general interpretation is the committing of a deliberate act showing "sufficiently evil intent" to obtain services, goods or money.
Exactly.... Criminal law doesn't play into it if you just can't pay, but remember you can still be held liable under civil laws for not paying bills (collections/garnishments), etc.
Yes, Graffiti is a Criminal Law violation.
The key elements of substantive criminal law are that the law has to be written, there has to be a set punishment for the violation, and there has to be a procedure on how to investigate and charge the offender for their violation of law.
Intent
"Tort" implies a 'civil' offense. It is a suit for violation of "civil" law as opposed to a violation of "criminal" law.
A broadly defined as an act which violates state or federal law
By definition criminal behavior is a "behavior in violation of the criminal code" also known as the law.
A non-criminal violation of law is an infraction or a civil violation depending on what the law is. Traffic offenses are infractions; they are treated as criminal violations but are not crimes. Other violations of law only punishable by fines are called civil offenses.
Yes, DUI is a criminal offense in every state.
Criminal Law
If the offense rose to the level of a violation of criminal law, yes, it would.
delinquency
Yes. It is a violation of criminal law.