Criminal Offenses and Penalties Quiz

Criminal Offenses and Penalties

• False Information to a Peace Officer: This is a specific crime.
• Burglary: A crime involving unlawful entry into a structure.
• Robbery: A crime involving the unlawful taking of property from another person by force or threat of force.
• Murder: The unlawful killing of another human being.
• Assault with a deadly weapon (unsuccessful attempt): An attempt to assault using a deadly weapon, but without success.
• Petty theft with prior conviction: Petty theft (a minor theft crime) committed by someone with a prior theft conviction.
• Petty theft (shoplifting): Stealing merchandise from a store.
• Public intoxication/Disorderly conduct: Being intoxicated in a public place or behaving in a disruptive manner.
• Resisting/obstructing officer/EMT: Resisting or hindering law enforcement officers or emergency medical technicians.
• Lewd or lascivious acts on a child: Performing inappropriate sexual acts on a child under age 14.
• Prohibited weapons offenses: Manufacturing, importing, selling, or possessing weapons illegally.
• Failure to appear (misdemeanor): Failing to show up in court for a misdemeanor charge.
• Battery: The unlawful use of physical force against another person.
• Battery against Peace Officer/Custodial Officer (misdemeanor & felony): Violence against a law enforcement or correctional officer; varying severity (misdemeanor or felony).
• Battery against spouse or cohabitant (misdemeanor): Domestic violence, a type of battery.
• Inflict corporal injury on spouse or cohabitant: Causing physical harm to a spouse or cohabitant.
• Criminal threats: Making credible threats of violence.
• Rape: A violent sexual assault.
• Unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor: Sexual activity with a person under the legal age of consent.
• Kidnapping: Unlawfully confining or abducting a person.

Offense Codes (Numbers)

• 148.9
• 459
• 211
• 187
• 245(a)(1)
• 664
• 666
• 490.5
• 647(f)
• 148
• 288(a)
• 16590
• 853.7
• 242
• 243(b)
• 243(c)(1)
• 243(e)(1)
• 273.5
• 422
• 261
• 261.5
• 207(a)

These numbers likely represent offense codes or sections of a legal code.

Test your knowledge on various criminal offenses and their penalties. This quiz covers topics such as burglary, robbery, murder, and more, highlighting the legal implications of each crime. Understand the nuances of offenses from petty theft to serious charges like lewd acts against minors.