If a person is convicted of a misdemeanor, the court may sentence the offender to a up to a year in jail or prison, depending on mitigating circumstance (was this a first offense, severity of the crime, was someone harmed, etc…). Common misdemeanor crimes include DUI ( driving under the influence), petty theft, driving without a license, disorderly conduct and trespassing. Some violent crimes such as assault, battery, vandalism, and public fighting may also be considered misdemeanors.
The following is a list of misdemeanors crimes in New York (charges may vary by state). Misdemeanor charges are less serious than felony class crimes and if charges are not dropped, the punishment may range from probation, fines, community service, or a sentence of up to one year in county jail. Your criminal defense lawyer can explain charges and possible outcomes.
The information here may not reflect recent changes in New York Penal Codes and should be used as reference only.It is not legal advice and is not to be used in any way without consulting with your attorney.
Class A Misdemeanor Offense in New York
- Absconding from a furlough program
- Absconding from temporary release in the second degree
- Aggravated harassment in the second degree
- Assault in the third degree
- Auto-stripping in the third degree
- Bail jumping in the third degree
- Cemetery desecration in the third degree
- Coercion in the second degree
- Commercial bribe receiving in the second degree
- Commercial bribing in the second degree
- Computer tampering in the third degree
- Compounding a crime
- Computer tampering in the fourth degree
- Conspiracy in the sixth degree
- Criminal nuisance in the second degree
- Criminal possession of an anti-security item
- Criminal possession of marijuana in the fifth degree
- Criminal sale of marijuana in the fifth degree
- Criminal tampering in the third degree
- Criminal trespass in the third degree
- Failing to report criminal communications
- Failure to report wiretapping
- False impersonation
- Falsely reporting an incident in the third degree
- Fortune telling
- Harassment in the first degree
- Harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the second degree
- Issuing a bad check
- Loitering in the first degree
- Menacing in the third degree
- Misconduct by a corporate official
- Offering a false instrument in the second degree
- Official misconduct
- Patronizing a prostitute in the third degree
- Perjury in the third degree
- Permitting prostitution
- Petit larceny
- Placing a false bomb in the second degree
- Possession of a gambling device
- Possession of burglar’s tools
- Possession of eavesdropping devices
- Possession of gambling records in the second degree
- Possession of usurious loan records
- Promoting gambling in the second degree
- Promoting prison contraband in the second degree
- Promoting prostitution in the fourth degree
- Prostitution
- Public display of offensive sexual material
- Reckless endangerment in the second degree
- Rent gouging in the second degree
- Resisting arrest
- Riot in the second degree
- Scheme to defraud in the second degree
- Scheme to defraud the state by unlawfully selling prescriptions
- Self-abortion in the second degree
- Sexual abuse in the third degree
- Sexual misconduct
- Stalking in the third degree
- Tampering with a consumer product in the second degree
- Tampering with a juror in the first degree
- Tampering with a sports contest in the second degree
- Tampering with a witness in the fourth degree
- Tampering with public records in the second degree
- Theft of services
- Trademark counterfeiting in the third degree
- Unauthorized use of a vehicle in the third degree
- Unauthorized use of a computer
- Unlawful disposition of assets subject to forfeiture
- Unlawful imprisonment in the second degree
- Unlawful use of credit card, debit card or public benefit card
- Unlawfully dealing with a child in the first degree
- Welfare fraud in the fifth degree
B Misdemeanor Crimes
Class B Misdemeanor Offense in New York
- Consensual sodomy
- Conspiracy in the sixth degree
- Criminal nuisance in the second degree
- Criminal possession of an anti-security item
- Criminal possession of marijuana in the fifth degree
- Criminal sale of marijuana in the fifth degree
- Criminal tampering in the third degree
- Criminal trespass in the third degree
- Failing to report criminal communications
- Failure to report wiretapping
- False personation or impersonation
- Falsely reporting an incident in the third degree
- Fortune telling
- Harassment in the first degree
- Harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the second degree
- Issuing a bad check
- Loitering in the first degree
- Menacing in the third degree
- Misconduct by corporate official
- Patronizing a prostitute in the fourth degree
- Permitting prostitution
- Possession of graffiti instruments
- Prostitution
- Public lewdness
- Reckless endangerment of property
- Refusing to aid a peace or a police officer
- Rent gouging in the third degree
- Self-abortion in the second degree
- Sexual abuse in the third degree
- Stalking in the fourth degree
- Tampering with a juror in the second degree
Misdemeanor Crimes
Violations
- Appearance in public under the influence of narcotics or a drug other than alcohol
- Criminal solicitation in the fifth degree
- Disorderly conduct
- Exposure of a person
- Failing to respond to an appearance ticket
- Harassment in the second degree
- Hazing in the second degree
- Loitering
- Misconduct by a juror in the second degree
- Offensive exhibition
- Promoting the exposure of a person
- Trespass
- Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds
- Unlawful possession of marijuana
- Unlawful prevention of public access to records
- Unlawfully posting advertisements
List of Misdemeanor Crimes and Violations below
Violations
- Appearance in public under the influence of narcotics or a drug other than alcohol
- Criminal solicitation in the fifth degree
- Disorderly conduct
- Exposure of a person
- Failing to respond to an appearance ticket
- Harassment in the second degree
- Hazing in the second degree
- Loitering
- Misconduct by a juror in the second degree
- Offensive exhibition
- Promoting the exposure of a person
- Trespass
- Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds
- Unlawful possession of marijuana
- Unlawful prevention of public access to records
- Unlawfully posting advertisements
