Criminal Mischief in the First Degree.
Known as the Alabama Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 13A-10-1 to 13A-9-92 (653 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 555 So. 2d 1190 - Musgrave v. State (1989)
Most recently applied in 555 So. 2d 1190 - Musgrave v. State (November 1989)
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §2705; Act 2003-355, p. 962, §1.)
(a) A person commits the crime of criminal mischief in the first degree if, with intent to damage property, and having no right to do so or any reasonable ground to believe that he or she has such a right, he or she inflicts damages to property:
(1) In an amount exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500); or
(2) By means of an explosion.
(b) Criminal mischief in the first degree is a Class C felony.
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.