574.085. Institutional vandalism. - Missouri Statutes

Institutional vandalism.

574.085. 1. A person commits the crime of institutional vandalism byknowingly vandalizing, defacing or otherwise damaging:

(1) Any church, synagogue or other building, structure or place usedfor religious worship or other religious purpose;

(2) Any cemetery, mortuary, military monument or other facility usedfor the purpose of burial or memorializing the dead;

(3) Any school, educational facility, community center, hospital ormedical clinic owned and operated by a religious or sectarian group;

(4) The grounds adjacent to, and owned or rented by, any institution,facility, building, structure or place described in subdivision (1), (2),or (3) of this subsection;

(5) Any personal property contained in any institution, facility,building, structure or place described in subdivision (1), (2), or (3) ofthis subsection; or

(6) Any motor vehicle which is owned, operated, leased or undercontract by a school district or a private school for the transportation ofschool children.

2. Institutional vandalism is punishable as follows:

(1) Institutional vandalism is a class A misdemeanor, except asprovided in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection;

(2) Institutional vandalism is a class D felony if the offendercommits any act described in subsection 1 of this section which causesdamage to, or loss of, the property of another in an amount in excess ofone thousand dollars;

(3) Institutional vandalism is a class C felony if the offendercommits any act described in subsection 1 of this section which causesdamage to, or loss of, the property of another in an amount in excess offive thousand dollars.

3. In determining the amount of damage to property or loss ofproperty, for purposes of this section, damage includes the cost of repairor, where necessary, replacement of the property that was damaged or lost.

(L. 1988 S.B. 678 § 1, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1086 merged with H.B. 1301 & 1298)

CROSS REFERENCE:

Civil action for damages or injunction, attorney's fees and costs may be awarded prevailing plaintiff, RSMo 537.523