Description
The crime of Vandalism may apply to a person who maliciously defaces, damages, or destroys any real or person property not his or her own. If the value of the property was more than $400, the charge may be a felony.
What does the prosecutor have to prove?
Felony: 1. Defendant maliciously defaced real or personal property with graffiti or other inscribed material. or 1. Defendant maliciously damaged real or personal property with graffiti or other inscribed material.
or
1. Defendant maliciously destroyed real or personal property with graffiti or other inscribed material.
2. The property defaced, damaged or destroyed did not belong to Defendant.
3. Defendant did so without permission of the property owner.
4. The amount of the defacement. damage, or destruction to the property exceeded four hundred dollars ($400).
Misdemeanor: 4. The amount of the defacement, damage, or destruction to the property was four hundred dollars ($400) or less.
Punishment
Felony: 16months/2years/3years
With probation 0-364 days
Misdemeanor: 0-364 days