In New Jersey, criminal offenses are categorized as disorderly persons offenses (or petty disorderly persons offenses) and indictable offenses or “crimes”. A disorderly persons offense is a category of offense that in other states would be called a “misdemeanor”. Disorderly persons offenses are usually heard by municipal courts and sentences do not exceed more than a year in jail. An indictable offense or crime would be called a “felony” in other jurisdictions, with cases heard in the superior court and sentences for conviction usually exceeding a year in prison.