A class E felony is a felony offense which is often considered to be one of the less serious categories of felonies within a state's or federal system's classification system.
Although a class E felony is still a serious crime and charge, a class E felony often involves lower level offenses than other felony classes do.
The penalties for a class E felony can include fines, imprisonment and even loss of voting rights.
Class E felonies are often at the lower end of the felony spectrum and means that they are less severe than other felony classes such as class A felony, class B felony, class C felony and class D felonies.
A class E felony can result in a person getting a prison sentence although the length of the prison sentence can vary.
Fines can also be imposed for a class E felony.
And convictions of class E felonies can result in the loss of voting rights, restrictions on ownership of firearms and even difficulty in getting employment or housing.
Some crimes that can result in class E felonies include certain drug offenses, certain violent crimes and even crimes such as aggravated battery that causes great bodily harm, hit and run involving of great bodily harm or even possession of body armor after a violent crime conviction.
Drug offenses like possession of certain controlled substances with the intent to distribute or possession of certain amounts of specific drugs can result in a class E felony.
And violent crimes like assault with a deadly weapon, some types of sexual offenses and certain burglary charges can also be classified as class E felonies.