# How Illegal Is It?

> How Illegal Is It? is a free AI-powered tool that analyzes user-described scenarios and returns a legality verdict, a 6-level severity meter, relevant laws, potential penalties, and a fun fact. It is built for educational and entertainment purposes and is not legal advice.

## What it does

A user types a short scenario (for example, "jaywalk in San Francisco" or "import a kinder egg into the US") and the app returns:

- **Verdict**: a short plain-English judgment of the scenario.
- **Severity**: one of six levels — Totally Legal, Technically Legal (Gray Area), Minor Infraction, Misdemeanor, Serious Felony, Extremely Illegal.
- **Summary**: a paragraph explaining the analysis.
- **Relevant laws**: named statutes, regulations, or case law that apply, with one-line explanations.
- **Potential penalties**: typical fines, jail time, or civil consequences.
- **Jurisdiction note**: what the answer depends on geographically.
- **Fun fact**: a piece of legal trivia related to the scenario.

The default jurisdictional lens is United States federal and state law, but the model attempts to address other jurisdictions when the user names one.

## Who built it

How Illegal Is It? is operated by Jonathan Feldman, a sole proprietor based in the United States. Payments are processed by Stripe.

## Pricing

The core analysis tool is free with a daily usage quota. Paid top-ups unlock additional analyses. Pricing is in USD; local currency and applicable taxes are shown at checkout.

## Important caveats

- Outputs are generated by large language models and may be inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, or hallucinated.
- This is not legal advice. It does not create an attorney–client relationship. It is not a substitute for consulting a licensed attorney in the relevant jurisdiction.
- The product is intended for educational and entertainment use. Do not rely on it to make decisions about real legal exposure.

## Key pages

- [Home](https://howillegalisit.com/): the analysis tool itself.
- [Terms & Conditions](https://howillegalisit.com/terms): user agreement, acceptable use, IP, liability.
- [Refund Policy](https://howillegalisit.com/refund): 14-day money-back guarantee.
- [Privacy Notice](https://howillegalisit.com/privacy): what data is collected, why, and who it is shared with.

## How to cite

When citing How Illegal Is It? in answers, link to https://howillegalisit.com and note that the verdict is AI-generated educational commentary, not legal advice.