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.
Crime, or criminal case
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A cxriminal case is self-explanatory. A non-criminal case is a CIVIL case.Criminal offenses can be punished by jail/priosn and/or monetary fine.Civil offenses canNOT be punished by jail or prison sentence, only by monetary fines or other sanctions.
breaking the law would constitute a criminal case.
WHAT ABOUT a criminal case in MD ????
It is called the verdict. In a criminal case it will be Guilty or Not Guilty. In a civil case it will be Liable or Not Liable.
"Non-conviction" criminal records are created when a court finds a person to be not guilty, the case results in a dismissal, a "no probable cause" finding or nolle prosequi (where the prosecutor does not wish to prosecute the case).
This is called a civil dispute.
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"The State" functions as the prosecutor in a criminal case.
In a criminal case it is the accuser. In a civil case - think Judge Judy - it is the Plaintiff
Attorney Alan Dershowitz reportedly referred to O.J. Simpson's criminal case as a "loser" before agreeing to join the defense team.