Criminal Mischief

Criminal Mischief. (a) A person commits the offense of criminal mischief if he or she intentionally or knowingly: (1) Causes another, by deception or threat, to suffer pecuniary or property loss; (2) Tampers with property of another thereby causing a danger to person or property or causing a substantial interruption or impairment of public communication, transportation, supply of water, power or other public service; or (3) Intentionally discards waste, debris or trash upon land of another or upon any public land not designated as a disposal site. (b) A person convicted under this section may be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months, a fine of not more than $1,000 and at least 40 hours of community service. Source: PL 3-71, § 1 (§ 453); amended by PL 3-72, § 2 (§ 453); amended by PL 21-18, § 4 (Mar. 21, 2020).