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.