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Definition of Infractions:
a civil public offense, punishable only by a penalty not exceeding $300 and for which no period of incarceration may be imposed.
Definition of Misdemeanor
a crime which is greater than an infraction and less than a felony with penalties of a maximum fine of $1000, jail of up to six (6) months, or both] and felonies [hover for definition: a crime which is punishable with death or by imprisonment in the state prison. Felonies will also carry monetary penalties.
Idaho defines a crime as public offense in violation of a law forbidding or commanding it, and to which is annexed, upon conviction, either of the following punishments: 1) death; 2) imprisonment; 3) fine; 4) removal from office; or 5) disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit in the state.