It would make selling a objectionable album without a label a civil offense, carrying a fine up to $250.

They charged the companies with the same civil offenses under a differenct law.

It is interesting that adultery was not just a religious crime, but a punishable civil offense.

A violation would be considered a civil offense, like a parking ticket, but not a crime.

"There are bad guys who have migrated from doing crimes that will get them put in jail to civil offenses," he said.

Did you just argue that civil offenses aren't crimes?

The legislation would make illegal immigrant status a felony, instead of a civil offense.

A public hearing will be held Feb. 21 on making parking violations a civil offense.

Roboticide is not even a crime, apparently, merely a civil offense.

Police refused to open criminal cases, calling the acts minor civil offenses.