Let me explain it.
1) any offense that does not carry a possibility of imprisonment for 1 year or more is a misdemeanor.
2) any offense that carries such a possibility - more than a year - is a federal felony.
Note the hierarchy in the law.
The fact that civil penalties apply is merely additional to the criminal penalties. You can be fined AND imprisoned.
Still thinks its jaywalking?
No I don’t think it’s jaywalking anymore, and I’m happy to be corrected. Now I have ammunition.