Pennington, Lies & Cherne, P.A.
P.O. Box 1756
630 Roosevelt Road, Suite 101
St Cloud, MN 56302
(320) 253-7879 Office
(320) 252-8238 Fax
What is a crime?
Most "crimes" are established by the legislature and codified in Chapter 609 of the Minnesota Statutes. A "crime" is a violation of a law, generally an ordinance or a statute, which carries the possibility of jail as a penalty.

In Minnesota, there are four offense levels: petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, and felony. Only offenses charged as a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony are crimes. A petty misdemeanor does not carry the possibility of jail time so it is not considered a crime.
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