Punishable by more than one year in prison. Examples are Murder, Assault w/ Deadly Weapons, Voluntary Manslaughter, and Carjacking.

Taylor Swift tells the police that an officer who stopped her on the street was verbally abusive to her. She is lying.

Lebron James calls a local pizza parlor and orders five pizzas to be delivered to a phony address.

Punishable by fines, probation, and up to one year in jail. No prison time. Examples are Shoplifting, Public Intoxication, and Driving on a suspended driver’s license.

Dua Lipa sees a young boy struggling in a pond and calling for help. Sam does nothing and the boy drowns.

Conor’s country is at war. He shoots and kills an enemy soldier.

Crimes that could be charged as a felony OR a misdemeanor. Examples are Stalking, Forgery, Criminal threats, and Carrying a loaded gun in public.

Drake is married to multiple women at the same time.

Megan lets her dogs run wild around the neighborhood, even though she knows that the dogs scare young children and constantly knock over garbage cans looking for food.

Only punishable by fine. No jail time (if fine is paid) Examples are Speeding, Littering, and Parking violations

Young Thug promises to give Lil Uzi Vert $1,000 if he graduates from college. Uzi graduates and Young Thug refuses to give him the money.

California Penal Code (CPC) §415 – Disturbing The Peace
In California, the crime of Disturbing The Peace [is] whenever a person willfully disturbs another with loud and unreasonable noise.

The severity of the crime;
The age of the defendant;
The defendant’s prior criminal record;
The likelihood of the defendant continuing to commit crimes;
Whether the defendant is eligible for probation;
The strength of the prosecution’s case; and/or
The level of cooperation the defendant had with law enforcement.

Charli D’Amelio holds a toy pistol to Barack Obama’s head and demands all of his cash and jewelry. Obama believes it’s a real gun and hands over the goods.

Penal Code 148.5 PC prohibits you from making a false police report of a crime.
False reporting is only a crime if the person making the report knows it to be false.
The offense is punishable by up to 6 months in jail.