Under FC 52.03, disposition without referral to court applies to a _____, other than a traffic offense.

• A. Class A Misdemeanor
• B. Class B Misdemeanor
• C. Class C Misdemeanor
• D. Traffic Offense

Answer: (C)

Dispositional authority without sending a case to court is limited to minor offenses that are punishable by fines only and aren’t traffic offenses. That means a non-traffic violation classified as a Class C misdemeanor can be resolved at the officer’s level (such as issuing a citation or a fine) without referring the matter to the court. Higher misdemeanors (the A and B levels) carry more serious penalties and aren’t eligible for this disposition, and traffic offenses are explicitly excluded by the statute. So the offense that fits this rule is a non-traffic Class C misdemeanor.