HB 510 -- Vandalism

Co-Sponsors:  Overschmidt, Griesheimer

This bill makes changes to the crime of institutional vandalism.

Currently, if damages are less than $1,000, institutional
vandalism is considered a class A misdemeanor; if damages are
more than $1,000, it is a class D felony; and if damages are
more than $5,000, it is a class C felony.

The bill revises the penalties as follows:  if damages are less
than $500, institutional vandalism is a class A misdemeanor; if
damages are more than $500, it is a class D felony; and if
damages are more than $10,000, it is a class C felony.  In
addition, if damages are more than $100,000, incarceration of 7
years without probation or parole is required.

In all cases of institutional vandalism, the offender must pay
restitution for damages to property.

The bill also gives the right of civil action for damages or
losses to owners of property adjacent to cemeteries and
caretakers of abandoned family cemeteries.  Currently, only
those who incur bodily injury or damage to personal property
have a right to civil relief.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated September 13, 2001 at 2:02 pm