Title 46, Criminal Justice

This chapter is not to be construed to deprive the court of any authority conferred by law to decree a forfeiture of property, suspend or cancel a license, remove a person from office, or impose any other civil penalty. An appropriate order exercising that authority may be includ…

(a) Felonies are classified for the purpose of sentencing into the following 4 categories: (1) class A felonies; (2) class B felonies; (3) class C felonies; (4) class D felonies. (b) Misdemeanors are classified for the purpose of sentencing into the following 3 categories: (1) cl…

(a) Any offense defined outside this title which is declared to be a misdemeanor without specification its penalty is a class A misdemeanor. (b) Any offense defined outside this title which is declared to be a felony without specification its penalty is a class D felony. (c) For …

(a) A probation officer shall, unless waived by the defendant, make a presentence investi-gation in all felony cases and report to the court before any authorized disposition under 46.1901 through 46.1905. In all other cases before the court, the probation officer shall, if direc…

(a) In felony cases where the circumstances surrounding the commission of the crime or other circumstances brought to the attention of the court indicate a strong likelihood that the defendant is suffering from a mental disease or disorder, and the court desires more detailed inf…

(a) Upon a finding of guilt upon verdict or plea, except as provided in 46.3513, the court shall decide the extent or duration of sentence or other disposition to be imposed under all the circumstances, having regard to the nature and circumstances of the offense and the history …