Misdemeanor Examples: Illustration of less serious crime

A misdemeanor is one of the two classes of crime that is less serious and doesn't have the tendency to cause harm to life and property. Certain acts can be used in misdemeanor examples, which are not of much seriousness but are considered illegal because of being prohibited by the law. 

As the misdemeanor definition is concerned to the class of less serious crime, so the punishment for these crimes are negligible and are usually a minor fine or incarceration for less than a year but in a local jail and in some cases both the fine and incarceration(less than a year) are done.

Though the punishment for the misdemeanor crimes is negligible, the misdemeanor charges of such crimes have long-lasting impressions on one’s life as these are the permanent criminal records.

In the United States, if the misdemeanor crime is repeated again and again then it will be considered a felony(a more serious crime). 

The penalties and the punishment for misdemeanors vary from state to state, however, some states classify misdemeanor into three classes or levels: Class A, Class B, and Class C. Among which Class A is the most serious misdemeanor crime and Class C is the least serious and sometimes these are overlooked. Such classification helps determine the punishment for the class and the crimes that lie in the class.

Misdemeanor Examples: Some of the crimes that can be included in misdemeanor examples are :

• Resisting arrest: If a police officer arrests someone for any act and the person resists or denies it then it is considered a class of crime.

• Petty Theft: It is one of the most common misdemeanor examples and may be considered as taking away something from someone without the knowledge and with the intention of not telling. The misdemeanor theft may include shoplifting, petty larceny, and also automobile theft. Many states determine the theft is a felony or misdemeanor based on the dollar limit.

• Assault: It is the crime of threatening, giving minor injury, and violating someone, this misdemeanor example may include push, slap, unwanted physical contact.

• Crimes related to intoxication: Public intoxication is a low-act crime as it may disturb the public normal functioning. When a person is over drunk in public, then he/she becomes a problem for the public.

The first and the Second DUI (Driving while intoxicated) or DWI (driving while intoxicated) is a misdemeanor, but the repeated action may be treated as a Felony.

Letting a child be at a place where drugs are consumed and sold then it is considered to be an act of misdemeanor crime.

• Indecent Exposure: This is the crime in which a person exposes their private areas to another person (who does not want to see them) and in public which is offensive against common law.

• Trespassing: Entering into someone’s else property without the permission or the consent of the owner is also considered as a less crime act.

• Disorderly Conduct: The different actions like drinking in public, loitering, breaching noise rules, fighting in public are also the act of less serious crimes.

• Violation Of Traffic: Violation of traffic rules also comes under the misdemeanor examples. Reckless driving, breaching the traffic rules, driving without license come in this category.

• Prostitution Business: This misdemeanor example refers to the trafficking or involvement in sexual activity with a person who is not a spouse or friend and that too for the exchange of money.

• Possession Of Cannabis: Cannabis is a drug commonly known as Marijuana and possessing it illegally for recreational motive, then it comes under the class of misdemeanor crime.

• Vandalism: It is deliberate, malicious destruction or defamation of public property.

• Other Examples: 

• False reporting to police

• Minor driving under the influence of alcohol

• Gambling

• Possession of alcohol in a vehicle