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      21-3720.   Criminal damage to property. (a) Criminal damage to property is by means other than by fire or explosive:

      (1)   Intentionally injuring, damaging, mutilating, defacing, destroying, or substantially impairing the use of any property in which another has an interest without the consent of such other person; or

      (2)   injuring, damaging, mutilating, defacing, destroying, or substantially impairing the use of any property with intent to injure or defraud an insurer or lienholder.

      (b) (1)   Criminal damage to property is a severity level 7, nonperson felony if the property is damaged to the extent of $25,000 or more.

      (2)   Criminal damage to property is a severity level 9, nonperson felony if the property is damaged to the extent of at least $500 but less than $25,000.

      (3)   Criminal damage to property is a class B nonperson misdemeanor if the property damaged is of the value of less than $500 or is of the value of $500 or more and is damaged to the extent of less than $500.

      History:   L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-3720; L. 1978, ch. 120, § 31; L. 1984, ch. 119, § 7; L. 1989, ch. 92, § 33; L. 1992, ch. 298, § 78; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 78; L. 1994, ch. 291, § 31; July 1.