I'm also a fan of penalties that have the perpetrator do something productive. However, you can't exactly undo damage done to a vehicle, you have to pay money to get it repaired.ĭecember 2, - It's a good thing your friends learned their lesson as teenagers without getting a record. In the case of the papers, the perpetrator could possibly return the papers with no harm done.
For instance, I don't think stealing a set of graded papers is as serious as doing thousands of dollars of damage to a very expensive car. I think the penalties for malicious mischief should definitely vary based on how much damage was done. But I do agree that the penalties should be different depending on how serious the act of malicious mischief is, and if anyone gets hurt.
I think that's actually more serious than vandalizing a car. Stealing a stack of graded papers harms a lot more than just one person. What are the Most Common Types of Misdemeanor Cases?ĭiscussion - I don't know though.(c) Malicious mischief in the third degree under subsection (1)(b) of this section is a gross misdemeanor. (b) Malicious mischief in the third degree under subsection (1)(a) of this section is a misdemeanor if the damage to the property is fifty dollars or less. (2)(a) Malicious mischief in the third degree under subsection (1)(a) of this section is a gross misdemeanor if the damage to the property is in an amount exceeding fifty dollars. (b) Writes, paints, or draws any inscription, figure, or mark of any type on any public or private building or other structure or any real or personal property owned by any other person unless the person has obtained the express permission of the owner or operator of the property, under circumstances not amounting to malicious mischief in the first or second degree. (a) Knowingly and maliciously causes physical damage to the property of another, under circumstances not amounting to malicious mischief in the first or second degree or (1) A person is guilty of malicious mischief in the third degree if he or she: View our newest version here 2005 Washington Revised Code RCW 9A.48.090: Malicious mischief in the third degree.
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