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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 569.120

Property damage in the second degree — penalty

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Green (1991)

Most recently applied in State v. Green (June 1991)

Effective: 28 Aug 2017, 3 histories; (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1986 S.B. 450, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2017 S.B. 34)

1. A person commits the offense of property damage in the second degree if he or she:

(1) Knowingly damages property of another; or

(2) Damages property for the purpose of defrauding an insurer.

2. The offense of property damage in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor, unless the offense of property damage in the second degree was committed under subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section and the victim was intentionally targeted as a law enforcement officer, as defined in section 556.061, or the victim is targeted because he or she is a relative within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity to a law enforcement officer, in which it is a class A misdemeanor.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.