PART III. 
CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY



 



Cross References



 



  Arson, see §§708-8251 to 8254.



  Special sentencing considerations for arson; other actions
not prohibited, see §706-606.2.



 



§708-820  Criminal property damage in the
first degree.  (1)  A person commits the offense of criminal property
damage in the first degree if by means other than fire:



(a) The person intentionally or knowingly damages
property and thereby recklessly places another person in danger of death or
bodily injury;



(b) The person intentionally or knowingly damages the
property of another, without the other's consent, in an amount exceeding
$20,000;



(c) The person intentionally or knowingly damages the
property of another during the time of a civil defense emergency proclaimed by
the governor pursuant to chapter 128, within the area covered by the civil
defense emergency or during the period of disaster relief under chapter 127; or



(d) The person intentionally or knowingly damages the
agricultural equipment, supplies, or products or aquacultural equipment,
supplies, or products of another, including trees, bushes, or any other plant
and livestock of another, without the other's consent, in an amount exceeding
$1,500.  In calculating the amount of damages to agricultural products, the
amount of damages includes future losses and the loss of future production.



(2)  Criminal property damage in the first
degree is a class B felony. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1993; am L 1996, c
170, §1; am L 2003, c 19, §1; am L 2006, c 116, §5, c 156, §3, and c 181, §3;
am L 2007, c 98, §1]