Criminal Mischief; Defined

A person commits criminal mischief if: (a) under circumstances not amounting to arson he damages or destroys property with the intention of defrauding an insurer; or (b) he intentionally tampers with the property of another or forest land and thereby: (1) recklessly endangers human life; or (2) recklessly causes or threatens a substantial interruption or impairment of any public utility service; or (c) he intentionally damages the property of another or forest land; or (d) he intentionally damages the motor vehicle of another. SOURCE: G.P.C. §§ 499, 499a, 539, 548, 588-593e, 594-597, 600, 602, 604-615, 617, 622-623, 624; See also § 384; M.P.C. § 2203; *Cal. § 2804 (T.D.1 1967); Cal. §§ 1082, 1084 (1971); Mass. ch. 266, §§ 6-8; N.J. § 2C:17-3. Amended by P.L. 20-098:1 (Oct. 13, 1989). Subsection (c) amended by P.L. 22-149:1 (Dec. 29, 1994); P.L. 23-027:2 (June 27, 1995). Amended by P.L. 35-134:5 (Dec. 29, 2020).