Sentencing For Vandalism

Criminal Law
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Sentencing For Vandalism

What is Vandalism?

Anciently, vandalism was described as the ruthless destruction or spoiling of anything beautiful or venerable including defacement, graffiti and criminal damage.

Today, vandalism is described as the willful damage or defacement of the property of others or the commons without permission.

What Acts are Considered Vandalism?

The destruction of glass windows and doors
Defacement or destruction of political or marketing signage
Salting lawns, cutting trees without permission, egg and toilet paper throwing, arson, spraying paint on others’ properties, tagging, gluing locks, tire slashing, keying (scratching) paint, ransacking a property and flooding a house by clogging a sink and leaving the water running
Damaging monuments or statues, National Parks, mailboxes, USPS boxes
Damaging street signs with bullet holes
Graffiti of any sort
Carving into wood, stone or a tree with a knife

Who Gets What Punishment?

Adults

Adults’ punishments for vandalism are based upon such facts as the dollar amount of the damage done and the vandal’s past history, such as prior convictions. If the dollar amount is between $ 250 and $ 2,000, the crime is a class 6 felony.

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