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E
  • Serious Violent Record
  • Two or more prior convictions in any combination for offenses in level 7 through 9
   
D
  • Violent or Repetitive Record
  • Six or more prior convictions in any combination for offenses in levels
    three, four, five, or six; or
  • Two or more prior convictions in any combination for offenses in levels five or six; or
  • One prior conviction for offenses in levels seven through nine.
   
C
  • Serious Record
  • Three to five prior convictions in any combination for offenses in levels three or four; or
  • One prior conviction for offenses in levels five or six.
   
B
  • Moderate Record
  • Six or more prior convictions in any combination for offenses in levels one or two; or
  • One or two prior convictions in any combination for offenses levels three or four.
   
A
  • No/Minor Record
  • No prior convictions of any kind; or
  • One to five prior convictions in any combination for offenses in levels one or two.




 

 
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