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  2. Misdemeanor - Wikipedia

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    For example, Virginia has four classes of misdemeanors, with Class 1 and Class 2 misdemeanors being punishable by twelve-month and six-month jail sentences, respectively, and Class 3 and Class 4 misdemeanors being non-jail offenses payable by fines. [27] New York has three classes of misdemeanors: A, B, and Unclassified. [28]

  3. Classes of offenses under United States federal law - Wikipedia

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    Misdemeanor A More than 6 months and less than 1 year: $100,000: 0-5 years: 1 year: 1 year: $25 B More than 30 days and less than 6 months: $5,000: 1 year: 1 year: $10 C

  4. Virginia General District Court - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia General District Court (GDC) is the lowest level of the Virginia court system, and is the court that most Virginians have contact with. The jurisdiction of the GDC is generally limited to traffic cases and other misdemeanors, civil cases involving amounts of under $25,000.

  5. Law of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Code of Virginia provides that the maximum penalty for the violation of a local ordinance is the penalty provided by general law for a class 1 misdemeanor. [8] [9]

  6. Citizen's arrest - Wikipedia

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    For example, in Virginia, the statute appears to only permit warrantless arrests by officers listed in the Code. [107] However, Virginia courts have upheld warrantless arrests by non-law enforcement personnel for breach of the peace misdemeanors. [ 108 ]

  7. Gun laws in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    For example, Glock pistols which have polymer frames and metal slides and barrels are legal. There are no magazine capacity limitations, except that a concealed handgun permit (CHP) is required in order to carry magazines with more than 20 rounds in some urban, public areas.Edit: Virginia has NO capacity limiting laws.

  8. Virginia Circuit Court - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia Circuit Courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Circuit Courts have jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases. For civil cases, the courts have authority to try cases with an amount in controversy of more than $4,500 and have exclusive original jurisdiction over claims for ...

  9. List of Jim Crow law examples by state - Wikipedia

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    Penalty: Misdemeanor for participants and the minister who performs such a ceremony. White persons found to be living with the above-mentioned groups would be fined between $100 and $500, or confined in the county jail from six months to one year, or both. 1929: Miscegenation [Statute] Miscegenation declared a misdemeanor.