How often you have a Pap smear depends on your age and previous Pap smear results. The latest guidelines from ACOG suggest that: Women in their 20's should have a Pap smear every 3 years. Women in their 30's to 65 years of age should undergo screening every 3-5 years.
criminal law. the branch of law that defines crimes, treats of their nature, and provides for their punishment. A tort tort,in law, the violation of some duty clearly set by law, not by a specific agreement between two parties, as in breach of contract.
Two important forms of the criminal law are substantive and procedural. Substantive criminal law defines crimes and specifies punishments for violations of the law. Procedural criminal law specifies the methods to be used in enforcing substantive law. Crimes can be classified in various ways. One is by their degree of seriousness, resulting in categories such as felonies, misdemeanors, and infractions.