Penal Law § 145.10 · Article 145. Criminal Mischief and Related Offenses
Criminal mischief in the second degree
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§ 145.10 Criminal mischief in the second degree.
A person is guilty of criminal mischief in the second degree when with intent to damage property of another person, and having no right to do so nor any reasonable ground to believe that he has such right, he damages property of another person in an amount exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars.
Criminal mischief in the second degree is a class D felony.
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