50-State Chart

State
Misdemeanor Offense Classification
Maximum Jail Term
Maximum Fine

Alabama

Class A

1 year

$6,000

Class B

6 months

$3,000

Class C

3 months

$500

Alaska

Class A

365 days

$25,000

Class B

90 days

$2,000

Arizona

Class 1

6 months

$2,500

Class 2

4 months

$750

Class 3

30 days

$500

Arkansas

Class A

1 year

$2,500

Class B

90 days

$1,000

Class C

30 days

$500

Unclassified

Crime specific

Crime specific

California

General

6 months

$1,000

Colorado

Class 1

18 months

$5,000

Class 2

12 months

$5,000

Class 3

6 months

$750

Drug 1

18 months

$5,000

Drug 2

12 months

$750

Connecticut

Class A

1 year

$2,000

Class B

6 months

$1,000

Class C

3 months

$500

Class D

30 days

$250

Unclassified

Crime specific

Crime specific

Delaware

Class A

1 year

$2,300

Class B

6 months

$1,150

Unclassified

30 days

$575

Florida

First Degree

1 year

Not specified

Second Degree

1 year

Not specified

Georgia

General

12 months

$1,000

Hawaii

General

6 months

Not specified

Petty

30 days

Not specified

Idaho

General

6 months

$1,000

Illinois

Class A

1 year

$2,500

Class B

6 months

$1,500

Class C

30 days

$1,500

Petty

N/A

$1,000

Indiana

Class A

1 year

$5,000

Class B

180 days

$1,000

Class C

60 days

$500

Iowa

Aggravated

2 years

$6,250

Serious

1 year

$1,875

Simple

30 days

$625

Kansas

Class A

1 year

$2,500

Class B

6 months

$1,000

Class C

1 month

$500

Unclassified

1 month

$500

Kentucky

Class A

12 months

Not specified

Class B

90 days

Not specified

Louisiana

Maine*

Class D

1 year

$2,000

Class E

6 months

$1,000

Maryland

Massachussets

Michigan

General

90 days

$500

Minnesota

Gross

1 year

$3,000

General

90 days

$1,000

Mississippi

Missouri

Class A

1 year

$2,000

Class B

6 months

$1,000

Class C

15 days

$750

Montana

General

1 year

Not specified

Nebraska

Class I

1 year

$1,000

Class II

6 months

$1,000

Class III

3 months

$500

Class IIIA

7 days

$500

Class IV

Not specified

$500

Class V

Not specified

$100

Class W

7 days to 1 year, depending on conviction

$500-$1,000, depending on conviction

Nevada

Gross

364 days

$2,000

General

6 months

$1,000

New Hampshire

Class A

6 months

$1,000

Class B

Not specified

$1,200

New Jersey

Third Degree

5 years

$15,000

Fourth Degree

18 months

$10,000

New Mexico

General

1 year

$1,000

Petty

6 months

$500

New York

Class A

1 year

$1,000

Class B

3 months

$500

Unclassified

Crime specific

Crime specific

North Carolina

Class 1

6 months

N/A

Class 2

6 months

N/A

Class 3

30 days

N/A

North Dakota

Class A

360 days

$3,000

Class B

30 days

$1,500

Ohio

First Degree

180 days

$1,000

Second Degree

90 days

$750

Third Degree

60 days

$500

Fourth Degree

30 days

$250

Minor

Not specified

$150

Oklahoma

General

1 year

$500

Oregon

Class A

364 days

$6,250

Class B

6 months

$2,500

Class C

30 days

$1,250

Unclassified

Crime specific

Crime specific

Pennsylvania

First Degree

5 years

$10,000

Second Degree

2 years

$5,000

Third Degree

1 year

$2,500

Rhode Island

General

1 year

$1,000

Petty

6 months

$500

South Carolina

Class A

3 years

N/A

Class B

2 years

N/A

Class C

1 year

N/A

South Dakota

Class 1

1 year

$2,000

Class 2

30 days

$500

Tennessee

Class A

11 months, 29 days

$2,500

Class B

6 months

$500

Class C

30 days

$50

Texas

Class A

1 year

$4,000

Class B

180 days

$2,000

Class C

Not specified

$500

Utah

Class A

1 year

$2,500

Class B

6 months

$1,000

Class C

90 days

$750

Vermont

General

2 years

N/A

Virginia

Class 1

12 months

$2,500

Class 2

6 months

$1,000

Class 3

Not specified

$500

Class 4

Not specified

$250

Washington

Gross

364 days

$5,000

General

90 days

$1,000

West Virginia

General

Crime specific or as ordered by judge

Crime specific or as ordered by a judge

Wisconsin

Class A

9 months

$10,000

Class B

90 days

$1,000

Class C

30 days

$500

Wyoming

General

6 months

$750

*Note: Maine does not have separate misdemeanor or felony classifications; designation in this chart is based on sentence length. 

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