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Pretty much every non-criminal civil infraction has a misdemeanor counterpart that the cops can use at their discretion.

Driving traffic speed on a highway is usually a misdemeanor unless you live somewhere with reality-based speed limits.



It's telling the example you give is not actually a misdemeanor. Speeding is not the same thing as reckless driving.

Try giving an actual misdemeanor as an example.


Speeding 15-20 over (the last time traffic where I live didn't do that was the last rush hour before the lockdown) is a civil violation or misdemeanor at the discretion of the officer.

In my jurisdiction smoking within a certain distance of certain government facilities (including the nondescript leased office that the registrar of deeds for my county is in, if the sign is to be beloved) is a misdemeanor (punishable by like a $50 fine or up to one night in jail IIRC).

I know for a fact that not getting certain kinds of municipal permits can be prosecuted as a misdemeanor around here and pretty much nobody gets permits for anything if the property is their primary residence (and the inspectors don't care).


https://www.atlantaduilawyer.com/blog/is-a-speeding-ticket-a...

Presumably we all have access to Google :)


From your source:

> Unlike most states, Georgia has a very unique traffic code. Almost all traffic violations in Georgia are misdemeanors.

Emphasis added.


There are states where all traffic violations are classified as misdemeanors.




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