§708-820 - Criminal property damage in the first degree.
PART III. CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
Cross References
Arson, see §§708-8251 to 8254.
Special sentencing considerations for arson; other actions not prohibited, see §706-606.2.
§708-820 Criminal property damage in the first degree. (1) A person commits the offense of criminal property damage in the first degree if by means other than fire:
(a) The person intentionally or knowingly damages property and thereby recklessly places another person in danger of death or bodily injury;
(b) The person intentionally or knowingly damages the property of another, without the other's consent, in an amount exceeding $20,000;
(c) The person intentionally or knowingly damages the property of another during the time of a civil defense emergency proclaimed by the governor pursuant to chapter 128, within the area covered by the civil defense emergency or during the period of disaster relief under chapter 127; or
(d) The person intentionally or knowingly damages the agricultural equipment, supplies, or products or aquacultural equipment, supplies, or products of another, including trees, bushes, or any other plant and livestock of another, without the other's consent, in an amount exceeding $1,500. In calculating the amount of damages to agricultural products, the amount of damages includes future losses and the loss of future production.
(2) Criminal property damage in the first degree is a class B felony. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1993; am L 1996, c 170, §1; am L 2003, c 19, §1; am L 2006, c 116, §5, c 156, §3, and c 181, §3; am L 2007, c 98, §1]