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on par with jaywalking and littering This is false. Jaywalking and littering (and most traffic offenses) are infractions, not misdemeanors. Misdemeanors are st
by stickfigure 8y ago
on par with jaywalking and littering
This is false. Jaywalking and littering (and most traffic offenses) are infractions, not misdemeanors. Misdemeanors are still serious crimes that can result in jailtime.
- zdragnar 8y agoIn California, sure. That is not true everywhere. There's occasional stories of arrests over jaywalking in Atlanta and Detroit, and Nevada does list it as a misdemeanor, on par with: * solicitation of prostitution * DUI with no injuries * trespass * battery domestic violence (with no injuries) https://www.shouselaw.com/nevada/misdemeanor-law.html https://www.shouselaw.com/nevada/misdemeanor-law.html Same goes for littering in assorted jurisdictions. I'll concede that lumping those two as examples in a discussion involving Cali as context was misleading. The fine + 8 hours community service is for the infraction of littering in california. That is not to say that they are not misdemeanors elsewhere.