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145.05 – Criminal mischief in the third degree

§ 145.05 Criminal mischief in the third degree.

A person is guilty of criminal mischief in the third degree when, with
intent to damage property of another person, and having no right to do
so nor any reasonable ground to believe that he or she has such right,
he or she:

  1. damages the motor vehicle of another person, by breaking into such
    vehicle when it is locked with the intent of stealing property, and
    within the previous ten year period, has been convicted three or more
    times, in separate criminal transactions for which sentence was imposed
    on separate occasions, of criminal mischief in the fourth degree as
    defined in section 145.00, criminal mischief in the third degree as
    defined in this section, criminal mischief in the second degree as
    defined in section 145.10, or criminal mischief in the first degree as
    defined in section 145.12 of this article; or
  2. damages property of another person in an amount exceeding two
    hundred fifty dollars.

    Criminal mischief in the third degree is a class E felony.

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