Classes of offenses under United States federal law

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:

Offense classes

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]
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

Notes

1. The maximum fine for misdemeanors is increased to $250,000 if the offense resulted in death; the maximum fine is doubled if the offender is an organization, as opposed to an individual.
2. Probation is imposed as a substitute for imprisonment.
3. Supervised release is imposed in addition to imprisonment.
4. The special assessment is quadrupled in value for felonies and quintupled in value for misdemeanors if the offender is a person other than an individual.

See also

• Special assessment on convicted persons
• Supervised release
• Probation and supervised release under United States federal law

References

1. 18 U.S.C. § 3559
2. 18 U.S.C. § 3571
3. 18 U.S.C. § 3561(c)
4. 18 U.S.C. §§ 3583–b
5. 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(3)
6. 18 U.S.C. § 3013