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Hitting a vehicle/building/object while doing donuts or driving recklessly.
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Transmitting viruses to damage any technological device.Destroying mailboxes, streetlights, outdoor decorations, etc.Tampering with smoke detectors, fire alarms, or emergency exits.Property damage as a result of domestic violence.Vandalism – graffiti, defacing public works, etc.Below are several examples (not exhaustive) of acts which could warrant Criminal Mischief charges: Examples of Criminal Mischief:Īny act which causes damage to the land or personal property of someone else can be considered Criminal Mischief. Charges of this nature are very common in domestic violence cases – for example, if a couple were fighting and one of them threw something through a window, the accused would likely face a criminal mischief charge (in addition to any other potential harassment or DV charges), even though they owned the property damaged. Under this definition, a person can be charged for damaging property if they jointly own it with someone else – even if the defendant owns the property but someone else has interest in it. The definition of Criminal Mischief, according to Colorado Revised Statute 18-4-501, states that, “A person commits criminal mischief when he or she knowingly damages the real or personal property of one or more other persons, including property owned by the person jointly with another person or property owned by the person in which another person has a possessory or proprietary interest, in the course of a single criminal episode.” Criminal mischief occurs whenever a person knowingly damages the personal property of another. Commonly known as vandalism, criminal mischief is often very misunderstood, because the definition varies by state, and it is often called many other names, such as criminal damage, damage to property, and malicious mischief.
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