TITLE 18

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

CHAPTER 1

PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

18-109.  Definition of crime. A crime or public offense is an act committed or omitted in violation of a law forbidding or commanding it, and to which is annexed, upon conviction, either of the following punishments:

1.  Death.

2.  Imprisonment.

3.  Fine.

4.  Removal from office; or

5.  Disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit in this state.

History:

[18-109, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 848.]