Title XXXVIII, CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

569.055. Knowingly burning or exploding — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of knowingly burning or exploding if he or she knowingly damages property of another by starting a fire or causing an explosion. 2. The offense of knowingly burning or exploding is a class E felo…

569.060. Reckless burning or exploding — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of reckless burning or exploding if he or she recklessly starts a fire or causes an explosion and thereby damages or destroys the property of another. 2. The offense of reckless burning or explodi…

569.065. Negligent burning or exploding — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of negligent burning or exploding if he or she with criminal negligence causes damage to property or to the woodlands, cropland, grassland, prairie, or marsh of another by: (1) Starting a fire or…

569.075. Possessing a tool to break into a vending machine — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of possessing a tool to break into a vending machine if he or she possesses any key, tool, instrument, explosive, or similar device, or a drawing, print, mold of a key, tool, i…

569.080. Tampering in the first degree — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of tampering in the first degree if he or she: (1) For the purpose of causing a substantial interruption or impairment of a service rendered to the public by a utility or by an institution providi…

569.086. Trespass on a critical infrastructure facility — penalty. — 1. As used in this section, "critical infrastructure facility" means any of the following facilities that are under construction or operational: a petroleum or alumina refinery; critical electric infrastructure,…

569.090. Tampering in the second degree — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of tampering in the second degree if he or she: (1) Tampers with property of another for the purpose of causing substantial inconvenience to that person or to another; or (2) Unlawfully rides i…

569.095. Tampering with computer data — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of tampering with computer data if he or she knowingly and without authorization or without reasonable grounds to believe that he has such authorization: (1) Modifies or destroys data or programs…

569.097. Tampering with computer equipment — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of tampering with computer equipment if he or she knowingly and without authorization or without reasonable grounds to believe that he or she has such authorization: (1) Modifies, destroys, …

569.099. Tampering with computer users — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of tampering with computer users if he or she knowingly and without authorization or without reasonable grounds to believe that he or she has such authorization: (1) Accesses or causes to be acc…

569.100. Property damage in the first degree — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of property damage in the first degree if such person: (1) Knowingly damages property of another to an extent exceeding seven hundred fifty dollars; or (2) Damages property to an extent ex…

569.117. Damage of a critical infrastructure facility, offense of — violation, penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of damage of a critical infrastructure facility, as defined in section 569.086, if he or she: (1) Purposely damages, destroys, or tampers with equipment in …

569.119. Unauthorized possession of certain copper, brass, aluminum, fiber or telecommunications material — definitions — violations, penalties. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Copper, brass, aluminum, fiber, or telecommunications material", any insul…

569.120. Property damage in the second degree — penalty. — 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…

569.130. Claim of right. — 1. A person does not commit an offense by damaging, tampering with, operating, riding in or upon, or making connection with property of another if he or she does so under a claim of right and has reasonable grounds to believe he or she has such a right.…

569.132. Prohibited acts — involving crops — penalties. — 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Crop Protection Act". 2. A person commits the offense of prohibited acts involving crops if he or she: (1) Intentionally causes the loss of any crop; (2) Damages, van…

569.135. Unlawfully entering or defacing a cave or cavern — penalty. — 1. Unless a person has the prior written permission of an owner, officer, lessee, or superintendent of a cave or cavern, such person commits the offense of unlawfully entering or defacing a cave or cavern if h…

569.137. Polluting cave or subsurface waters — penalty. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Cave system", the caves in a given area related to each other hydrologically, whether continuous or discontinuous from a single opening; (2) "Sinkhole", a hollow p…

569.140. Trespass in the first degree — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of trespass in the first degree if he or she knowingly enters unlawfully or knowingly remains unlawfully in a building or inhabitable structure or upon real property. 2. A person does not commit th…

569.145. Posting of property against trespassers, purple paint used to mark streets and posts, requirements. — In addition to the posting of real property as set forth in section 569.140, the owner or lessee of any real property may post the property by placing identifying purple…

569.150. Trespass in the second degree — penalty. — 1. A person commits trespass in the second degree if he or she enters unlawfully upon real property of another. This is an offense of absolute liability. 2. Trespass in the second degree is an infraction. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B…

569.155. Trespass of a school bus, penalty — schools to establish student behavior policy, when. — 1. A person commits the offense of trespass of a school bus if he or she knowingly and unlawfully enters any part of or unlawfully operates any school bus. 2. For the purposes of th…

569.160. Burglary in the first degree — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of burglary in the first degree if he or she knowingly enters unlawfully or knowingly remains unlawfully in a building or inhabitable structure for the purpose of committing an offense therein, and…

569.170. Burglary in the second degree — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of burglary in the second degree when he or she knowingly: (1) Enters unlawfully or knowingly remains unlawfully in a building or inhabitable structure for the purpose of committing a crime ther…

569.175. Unlawfully gaining entry into a motor vehicle, offense of — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of unlawfully gaining entry into motor vehicles if the person lifts the door handles or otherwise tries the doors and locks of successive motor vehicles to gain entry i…

569.180. Possession of burglar's tools — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of possession of burglar's tools if he or she possesses any tool, instrument or other article adapted, designed or commonly used for committing or facilitating offenses involving forcible entry in…

569.200. Criminal mischief, offense of — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of criminal mischief if he or she unlawfully detains, occupies, or trespasses upon a residential dwelling. 2. The offense of criminal mischief is a class A misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 2024 H.B. 20…