{"id":355921,"date":"2016-04-04T11:04:34","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T16:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/traffic\/traffic-tickets\/misdemeanor-amp-felony-traffic-offenses.html"},"modified":"2023-12-09T15:01:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T20:01:00","slug":"misdemeanor-amp-felony-traffic-offenses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/traffic\/traffic-tickets\/misdemeanor-amp-felony-traffic-offenses.html","title":{"rendered":"Misdemeanor and Felony Traffic Offenses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Misdemeanor and Felony Traffic Offenses<\/h1>\n
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Some serious traffic offenses are misdemeanors<\/a> or even felonies<\/a>. These types of traffic violations can result in significant fines, loss of driving privileges, and even jail time. Unlike traffic infractions<\/a>, misdemeanors and felonies go on your criminal record. The repercussions of this can be lasting and substantially impact your life.<\/p>\r\n

Most traffic offenses<\/a> are infractions \u2014 including traffic tickets for mechanical<\/a> and most moving violations<\/a>. Infractions are administrative violations that don’t entail penalties as serious as misdemeanors or felonies.<\/p>\r\n

In most states, a traffic violation becomes a misdemeanor or felony if it:<\/p>\r\n