Felony (definition)
| A crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison. | ||
| Federal Law | ||
| means any Federal or State offense classified by applicable Federal or State law as a felony 21 USC 802 | ||
| State Law | ||
| Arizona | ||
| means an offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in the custody of the state department of corrections is authorized by any law of this state Arizona Laws 13-105 | ||
| California | ||
| means an offense under state or federal law that is punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year California Vehicle Code 15210 | ||
| Connecticut | ||
| means any offense, as defined in section 53a-25 and includes any offense designated as a felony under federal law Connecticut General Statutes 14-1 | ||
| Florida | ||
| means any offense under state or federal law that is punishable by death or by a term of imprisonment exceeding 1 year Florida Statutes 322.01 | ||
| Hawaii | ||
| means a crime as defined in section 701-107(2) Hawaii Revised Statutes 612-3 | ||
| Kentucky | ||
| means a criminal act as defined by any jurisdiction or by definition under federal law Kentucky Statutes 321.181 | ||
| Michigan | ||
| means a violation of a penal law of this state for which the offender may be punished by imprisonment for more than 1 year or an offense expressly designated by law as a felony Michigan Laws 338.41 | ||
| means a violation of a penal law of this state for which the offender may be punished by imprisonment for more than 1 year or an offense expressly designated by law to be a felony Michigan Laws 28.172, Michigan Laws 28.241a | ||
| means a violation of a penal law of this state for which the offender, upon conviction, may be punished by imprisonment for more than 1 year or an offense expressly designated by law to be a felony Michigan Laws 761.1, Michigan Laws 780.901 | ||
| means a violation of the laws of this state, another state, or the United States that is designated as a felony Michigan Laws 29.362 | ||
| means either of the following, as applicable:
(i) For purposes of the offense to be set aside, felony means a violation of a penal law of this state that is punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year or that is designated by law to be a felony Michigan Laws 780.621 |
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| means that term as defined in section 1 of chapter I of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 174, MCL 761 Michigan Laws 28.722 | ||
| means , except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, that term as defined in section 1 of chapter I of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 761 Michigan Laws 28.421 | ||
| when used in this act, shall be construed to mean an offense for which the offender, on conviction may be punished by death, or by imprisonment in state prison Michigan Laws 750.7 | ||
| New Hampshire | ||
| is a ny crime that may be punished by death or imprisonment in the state prison New Hampshire Revised Statutes 594:1 | ||
| New York | ||
| as used in this article means any felony defined in the laws of this state or any offense defined in the laws of any other jurisdiction for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in excess of one year is authorized in this state N.Y. Penal Law 156.00 | ||
| means a conviction of a felony in this state, or of an offense in any other jurisdiction for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in excess of one year, or a sentence of death, was authorized N.Y. Correction Law 700 | ||
| North Carolina | ||
| means a criminal offense that constitutes a felony under North Carolina law North Carolina General Statutes 42-59 | ||
| Ohio | ||
| means a criminal act classified as a felony by this state, any other state, or federal law Ohio Code 4717.01 | ||
| means any offense under federal or state law that is punishable by death or specifically classified as a felony under the law of this state, regardless of the penalty that may be imposed Ohio Code 4506.01 | ||
| Rhode Island | ||
| means a conviction of a felony in this state or of an offense, that is not a crime of violence, in any other jurisdiction for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in excess of one year, was authorized Rhode Island General Laws 13-8.2-2 | ||
| South Carolina | ||
| means an offense under state or federal law that is punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year South Carolina Code 56-1-2030 | ||
| Tennessee | ||
| means any offense under state or federal law that is punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one (1) year Tennessee Code 55-50-102 | ||
| Texas | ||
| means an offense so designated by law or punishable by death or confinement in a penitentiary Texas Penal Code 1.07 | ||
| Utah | ||
| means any offense under state or federal law that is punishable by death or imprisonment for a term of more than one year Utah Code 53-3-402 | ||