§ 30-1-7. Degrees of felonies

Felonies under the Criminal Code are classified as follows: A. capital felonies; B. first degree felonies; C. second degree felonies; D. third degree felonies; and E. fourth degree felonies. A felony is a capital, first, second, third or fourth degree felony when it is so designated under the Criminal Code. A crime declared to be a felony, without specification of degree, is a felony of the fourth degree.