CRIMES Crimes are divided into two broad categories – Petty and Criminal Offenses – and then subdivided into traffic and other violations, misdemeanors, and felonies. The type of punishment imposed for a crime determines the category: PETTY OFFENSES Violations are usually punishable by larger fines, longer jail terms, or both; felonies generally call for more than one year of imprisonment in penitentiary or for the death penalty. An asterisk "*" means that the offense can be either a violation or a misdemeanor, depending on the seriousness of the offense, and a plus "+" means that the offense can be ether a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the value of the property involved and whether the offender used a weapon or had a record of previous convictions. Click here to learn more about Petty Offenses