Offenses under United States federal law are grouped into different classes according to the maximum term of imprisonment defined within the statute for the offense. The classes of offenses under United States federal law are as follows:
Type | Class | Maximum prison term[1] | Maximum fine[2][note 1] | Probation term[3][note 2] | Maximum supervised release term[4][note 3] | Maximum prison term upon supervised release revocation[5] | Special assessment[6][note 4] |
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Felony | A | Life imprisonment (or death in certain cases of murder, treason, espionage or mass trafficking of drugs) | $250,000 | 1-5 years | 5 years | 5 years | $100 |
B | 25 years or more | $250,000 | 5 years | 3 years | $100 | ||
C | Less than 25 years but 10 or more years | $250,000 | 3 years | 2 years | $100 | ||
D | Less than 10 years but 5 or more years | $250,000 | 3 years | 2 years | $100 | ||
E | Less than 5 years but more than 1 year | $250,000 | 1 year | 1 year | $100 | ||
Misdemeanor | A | 1 year or less but more than 6 months | $100,000 | 0-5 years | 1 year | 1 year | $25 |
B | 6 months or less but more than 30 days | $5,000 | 1 year | 1 year | $10 | ||
C | 30 days or less but more than 5 days | $5,000 | 1 year | 1 year | $5 | ||
Infraction | N/A | 5 days or less | $5,000 | 0-1 years | N/A | N/A | N/A |