can a class be declared static

http://www.javaworld.com/javaqa/1999-08/01-qa-static2.html

There are 2 types of classes.
Top-level class, and Inner class.

there are 4 types Inner classes:
1. Anonymous
2. local class--it is like local variables. local classes aren't allowed to be declared public, protected, private, or static.
3. Member class : this is the only one you can declare static
class TopLevelClass{

class MemberClass
}
4. Nested top-level

class TopLevelClass{

static class MemberClass
}

new TopLevelClass.MemberClass