Identify felonies, misdemeanors, and infractions.

Identification should include

• the legal definitions of felony, misdemeanor, and infraction
• the classes of felonies and misdemeanors
• violations according to the Code of Virginia
• location of a code by definition and by code number.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What are examples of felonies? How is each example punishable?
• What are examples of misdemeanors? How is each example punishable?
• How many classes of felonies and of misdemeanors exist? Which class is most serious?
• Who is responsible for interpreting the Code of Virginia?
• What consequences may arise from citing a crime by the wrong code number?
• Why is it important to check the subsections and exemptions of the code?
• How would one go about locating a particular crime in the online Code of Virginia?