This section includes maximum penalties and sentencing statistics for summary offences including custody of a knife, offensive language and offensive conduct. It also explains the likely penalties for common first summary offences. Please select the summary offence:

Prison sentence avoided for breach of a suspended sentence order. Chesterfield Crime Solicitor Kevin Tomlinson had to use all of his experience and persuasive advocacy to ensure that his client did not receive a prison sentence after his breach of a suspended sentence order. Kevin's client was charged with nine offences. In general, these offences are less serious than indictable offences and the penalties that can be imposed are not as great. Summary offences make up the majority of the so called common offences, see common offences. A summary offence is defined by the Criminal Procedure Act 1921 (SA) s5 as: In Singapore, the offence of scandalizing the court is committed when a person performs any act or publishes any writing that is calculated to bring a court or a judge of the court into contempt, or to lower his authority. An act or statement that alleges bias, lack of impartiality, impropriety or any wrongdoing concerning a judge in the exercise of his judicial function falls within the offence. o Question Correct Match Selected Match Concurrent sentence A. One of two or more sentences imposed at the same time, after conviction for more than one offense, and served at the same time A. One of two or more sentences imposed at the same time, after conviction for more than one offense, and served at the same time Consecutive sentence E. First, though, Austin and his bride-to-be took the elevator down to the court clerk's office to get a marriage license, accompanied by two sheriff's deputies. because he was on probation Excerpt from The Newgate Calendar Improved, Vol. 1: Being Interesting Memoirs of Notorious Characters Who Have Been Convicted of Offences Against the Laws of England, Dur