(a) A person commits the crime of criminal tampering in the second degree if, having no right to do so or any reasonable ground to believe that he or she has such a right, the person: (1) Intentionally or recklessly tampers with property of another for the purpose of causing substantial inconvenience to that person or to another; or (2) Intentionally or recklessly tampers or makes connection with property of a utility.
(b) Criminal tampering in the second degree is a Class B misdemeanor. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the state, a county, or a municipality from taking any lawful action on its respective rights-of-way.
History: (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §2712; Act 2025-64, §1.)