Is an infraction also a misdemeanor?

[Didnt_Speed]

When looking up the definition of a misdemeanor it seems to include various traffic violations, mentions felonies, and does not mention infraction's. Some definitions of infractions seem to set them apart from misdemeanor, but does not specifically say they are not also misdemeanor's. So which is it. If a law mentions misdemeanor's does it also include infractions or not?

 

[CdwJava]

When looking up the definition of a misdemeanor it seems to include various traffic violations, mentions felonies, and does not mention infraction's. Some definitions of infractions seem to set them apart from misdemeanor, but does not specifically say they are not also misdemeanor's. So which is it. If a law mentions misdemeanor's does it also include infractions or not?

Which state are you talking about?

In California an infraction is a seperate type of criminal offense - one that is punishable with a fine and/or administrative penalties only (most common traffic citations are infractions here).

- Carl

 

[Didnt_Speed]

Georgia, but I am more intrested in Federal l or Constitutional law. Definitions of misdemeanor seem to include infractions and definitions of the classification does not forclude the fact that an infraction could be a subset of misdemeanor. Especially in Federal law where an infraction is usualy a reglatory offence.