In most cases, trespassing is a misdemeanor. Some examples of state trespassing sentences are: In Tennessee, misdemeanor trespassing is punishable by up to 30 days in jail; In Georgia, the charge is called criminal trespass and is punishable by up to one year in prison and a $1,000; Felony trespassing is charged under certain circumstances: A person is asked to leave a private property repeatedly. This is a common charge in domestic violence cases; A person is trespassing and is found to be in possession of a firearm. Federal trespassing laws also have prison terms. Anyone convicted could serve a sentence of up to one year in jail and pay up to a $100,000 fine. Often felony trespassing charges are filed during protests, like the ones at the Oak Ridge nuclear facility in Tennessee. If the protestors had been charged under the city ordinance, the maximum sentence they could have received was a $50 fine.