Criminal Code Title 4

See Stormwind Criminal Code.

TITLE IV. CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES.
401.  All offenses shall be classified by severity in order to maintain a consistent, just sentencing standard.

402.  Felony offenses are those offenses that involve death, violence causing significant bodily harm, or property damage or loss in excess of 20 gold sovereigns in value. Felony offenses are categorized in degrees, as follows, in order of greatest to least severity: 403.  Misdemeanor offenses are those offenses that involve violence causing minor to no bodily harm, property damage or loss of 20 gold sovereigns or less in value, or acts or omissions otherwise prohibited by law. Misdemeanor offenses are classified in classes, as follows, in order of greatest to least severity: 404.  Treason offenses are those offenses against the Crown, being the royal family in their own persons and in their offices as the government of the Kingdom, and the property belonging thereto. Treason offenses are categorized in degrees, as follows, in order of greatest to least severity: 405.  Lesser included offenses. A person may only be charged with one offense per act or omission, as defined by the statute. Those offenses that depend upon the same elements but to a lesser degree shall be considered “lesser included offenses”, and merged into the greater offense.
 * 1) First-degree felonies;
 * 2) Second-degree felonies;
 * 3) Third-degree felonies.
 * 1) Class A misdemeanors;
 * 2) Class B misdemeanors;
 * 3) Class C misdemeanors.
 * 1) First-degree treason;
 * 2) Second-degree treason;
 * 3) Third-degree treason.
 * 1) Treason offenses shall always be considered offenses of the greatest degree.
 * 2) Felony offenses shall always be considered offenses of a greater degree than misdemeanors.
 * 3) Preparatory offenses shall always be considered offenses of a lesser degree than the completed act or omission.

Commentary
The standard of 20 gold sovereigns relies on an IC scale that equates coppers to U.S. pennies, silvers to U.S. dollars, and gold to U.S. hundred-dollar increments. Naturally, this is not binding upon roleplayers, who should use it as it is reasonable to do so, or translate the numbers given here to a standard that they find appropriate.