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(1) The most serious jail term you can receive if convicted of a misdemeanor offense is UP TO, but not more than, one year in jail.
(2) They can actually stay their for life until they actually die.
(3) The second answer is mistaken and incorrect. the sentence for a MISDEMEANOR offense can not be longer than a maximum of one year in jail. FELONY offenses, are crimes that you can be sentenced to prison for a minimum of a year and one day, but may be all the way up to life imprisonment.
What else can I help you with?
Can a person who has a misdemeanor charge buy a gun?
Depends on the misdemeanor, and whether you were convicted or not.
If caught driving without proof of insurance and convicted is this considered a misdemeanor?
If caught driving without proof of insurance and convicted is this considered a misdemeanor?
What is the punishment for disobeying a police officer in Washington state?
Disobeying a police officer in Washington State is a misdemeanor. A person who is convicted of a misdemeanor in Washington State can be imprisoned for twenty-four hours or more and be given a fine of two hundred fifty dollars or more.
Once convicted of a misdemeanorhow long does it take to show up on your record?
Once convicted a misdemeanor takes effect immediately. Even before a person is convicted of a misdemeanor crime it can be viewed on a persons record as pending.
How lond does one have to wait to purchase a firearm after being convicted of a violent misdemeanor in NC?
Depends on the misdemeanor.
What is class a misdemeanor?
In some states, it signifies the most serious of all the Misdemeanor offenses.
If you have a reduced felony to misdemeanor does felony show on public records?
No, the misdemeanor shows on your record. You pled to, and were convicted of, a misdemeanor and that's what the record will show.
What is the potential punishment for a Class A misdemeanor offense?
The potential punishment for a Class A misdemeanor offense can include fines up to 4,000 and/or up to one year in jail.
What happens if you get convicted?
You are at risk for a punishment.
What is the punishment for a Class B misdemeanor of evading arrest in Texas?
http://blog.austindefense.com/2006/09/articles/class-b-misdemeanor-range-of-punishment-texas-penal-code/ has the answer
Can a misdemeanor charge keep you from working in Columbus public schools?
If you were convicted, probably yes. Might depend what the misdemeanor charge was, too.
Can 3 years probation be a misdemeanor?
No. Misdemeanors refer to crimes, not to punishments. A misdemeanor is any crime for which the maximum punishment is less than one year confinement. Probation is an example of a punishment for a crime.
