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MISDEMEANORS

Many people have the preconceived notion that being charged with a misdemeanor is "not a big deal"--That this type of charge merely requires paying a fine. This couldn't be further from the truth. If you have been charged with a misdemeanor crime and a date has been scheduled for you to appear in court, I urge you obtain professional legal counsel now. Some misdemeanor offenses can carry up to a year jail sentence, if convicted.
MISDEMEANOR CRIME
Animal Abuse
Drunk in Public
Environmental Violations (can be felony)
Loitering
Pandering
Property Crimes (can be felony)
Public Nuisance
Shoplifting
Trespassing
Vandalism (can be felony)
AUTOMOBLE OFFENSES
Parking Tickets & Towing and most Moving Violations only require you to pay the required fine for the offense. You may also have the option to attend traffic school near you or traffic school online. You may attend multiple times but only once in any 12 month period. Traffic School is to eliminate 1 point on your driver's license record which, in turn, keeps your auto insurance company from increasing your policy rate.
The items listed below require a court appearance because they are more serious in nature.
Exhibition of Speed, Reckless Driving,
Open Container, Wet Reckless Driving, DUI, DWI,
Driving with a Suspended License,
Driving without a License

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