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SENTENCING TABLE(in months of imprisonment)

Criminal History Category (Criminal History Points)

Offense

Level

I

(0 or 1)

II

(2 or 3)

III

(4, 5, 6)

IV

(7, 8, 9)

V

(10, 11, 12)

VI

(13 or more)

Zone A

1 0-6 0-6 0-6 0-6 0-6 0-62 0-6 0-6 0-6 0-6 0-6 1-73 0-6 0-6 0-6 0-6 2-8 3-9

4 0-6 0-6 0-6 2-8 4-10 6-125 0-6 0-6 1-7 4-10 6-12 9-156 0-6 1-7 2-8 6-12 9-15 12-18

7 0-6 2-8 4-10 8-14 12-18 15-218 0-6 4-10 6-12 10-16 15-21 18-24

Zone B9 4-10 6-12 8-14 12-18 18-24 21-27

10 6-12 8-14 10-16 15-21 21-27 24-30

Zone C

11 8-14 10-16 12-18 18-24 24-30 27-3312 10-16 12-18 15-21 21-27 27-33 30-37

Zone D

13 12-18 15-21 18-24 24-30 30-37 33-41

14 15-21 18-24 21-27 27-33 33-41 37-4615 18-24 21-27 24-30 30-37 37-46 41-51

16 21-27 24-30 27-33 33-41 41-51 46-5717 24-30 27-33 30-37 37-46 46-57 51-6318 27-33 30-37 33-41 41-51 51-63 57-71

19 30-37 33-41 37-46 46-57 57-71 63-7820 33-41 37-46 41-51 51-63 63-78 70-8721 37-46 41-51 46-57 57-71 70-87 77-96

22 41-51 46-57 51-63 63-78 77-96 84-10523 46-57 51-63 57-71 70-87 84-105 92-11524 51-63 57-71 63-78 77-96 92-115 100-125

25 57-71 63-78 70-87 84-105 100-125 110-13726 63-78 70-87 78-97 92-115 110-137 120-15027 70-87 78-97 87-108 100-125 120-150 130-162

28 7 8-97 87-108 97-121 110-137 130-162 140-175

29 87-108 97-121 108-135 121-151 140-175 151-18830 9 7-121 108-135 121-151 135-168 151-188 168-210

31 108-135 121-151 135-168 151-188 168-210 188-23532 121-151 135-168 151-188 168-210 188-235 210-26233 135-168 151-188 168-210 188-235 210-262 235-293

34 151-188 168-210 188-235 210-262 235-293 262-32735 168-210 188-235 210-262 235-293 262-327 292-36536 188-235 210-262 235-293 262-327 292-365 324-405

37 210-262 235-293 262-327 292-365 324-405 360-life38 235-293 262-327 292-365 324-405 360-life 360-life39 262-327 292-365 324-405 360-life 360-life 360-life

40 292-365 324-405 360-life 360-life 360-life 360-life41 324-405 360-life 360-life 360-life 360-life 360-life42 360-life 360-life 360-life 360-life 360-life 360-life

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