Chapter One Classification of Crimes Article 21 Offences are three types: 1. Felonies; 2. Misdemeanors; and 3. Contraventions. The nature of the offence shall be determined according to the maximum limit of the penalty prescribed by the law. Article 22 Felonies are offences sanctioned by the death sentence, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for a term more than three year. Unless the provisions of the law stipulate otherwise, imprisonment for felonies shall not be less than three years. Article 23 (Amended By Law 23/2009) ‫ﻣﺎ ﻟﻡ ﻳﻧﺹ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻭﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺧﻼﻑ ﺫﻟﻙ‬ ٬‫ﺃﻭ ﺑﺈﺣﺩﻯ ﻫﺫﻩ ﺍﻟﻌﻘﻭﺑﺎﺕ‬ ٬‫ﺃﻭ ﺑﺎﻟﺗﺷﻐﻳﻝ ﺍﻻﺟﺗﻣﺎﻋﻲ‬ ٬‫ﺍﻟﺟﻧﺢ ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﺟﺭﺍﺋﻡ ﺍﻟﻣﻌﺎﻗﺏ ﻋﻠﻳﻬﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﺣﺑﺱ ﻟﻣﺩﺓ ﻻ ﺗﺯﻳﺩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺛﻼﺙ ﺳﻧﻭﺍﺕ ﻭﺑﺎﻟﻐﺭﺍﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﺗﺯﻳﺩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻟﻑ ﷼‬. Article 24 Contraventions are offences punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand Qatari Riyals (QR 1000). Article 25 Save as otherwise stipulated by the law, the nature of the offence shall not change in case the court decides to replace the prescribed sanction thereto with a more mitigated one, whether on grounds of legal excuses, or because of discretionary extenuating circumstances. Chapter Two Elements of Crimes Material Element The Consummated Crime Article 26 The material element of an offence is the criminal behaviour involved in the commission or omission of an act where such commission or omission is criminal according to the law.