Did you know?

Crimes Fall Into Two Basic Categories:
1. Crimes against Persons are crimes that directly injure, attempt to injure, or threaten to injure a person’s body.
2. Crimes against Property are crimes that affect property
Are All Crimes the Same?
No, all crimes are not the same. Crimes are further categorized as follows:
Felonies: The most serious crimes; they can result in probation, being committed to the Department of Corrections, being tried as at adult, paying restitution, fines, and supervision fees, suspended driver’s license, community service, and other penalties and requirements.
Misdemeanors: Less serious than felonies; they can result in probation, being released to parents or other party, or committed to Parish Prison, paying restitution, fines, and supervision fees, suspended driver’s license, community service, and other penalties and requirements.
Infractions: The least serious law violations; they can result in a loss of liberty or a fine (for example, paying a fine for a traffic ticket and being required to attend traffic school.)
The office of the District Attorney may decide to treat some offenses as either a felony or a misdemeanor. Although the juvenile proceedings and sentencing differ from adult court, you should be aware that for certain serious offenses, juveniles could be tried in adult court and sentenced as adults.