Miami Dade County Bail Bonds: A felony refers to the most serious types of crimes, which can be either violent or non-violent. The main feature of a felony is that if you are convicted, you will receive jail time of least one year. Also, you will serve the jail time in a prison facility, not a palm beach county or local jail. Felony charges may be accompanied by criminal fines, often in the range of thousands of dollars. Examples of felony crimes are arson, robbery, attempted