Is vandalism considered a felony?

duck's attitude

http://members.aol.com/statutespa/18.Cp.33.html

This website explains different kinds of felony charges, depending on what the vandalism was against. The website is for pennsylvania laws.

marvawhitney@sbcglobal.net

i believe the answer is yes, but you know sometimes its more than just a slap...if you are under 18 you might not have too high a penalty, but i know a young chap who was in his teens, he was coming through a window vandalizing and the owner was ready for him...the owner shot him in the BUTT.. HAHA

poeticjustice

Yes.

Shellbus

If memory serves, I believe it's considered... stupiditY.

destine4_69

The majority of the time...vandalism is considered a misdemeanor....a felony comes into affect if the person has committed over 1,000 dollars in property damage and that person can receive over 1 year and 1 day in prison!

recalltotal001

Depends what's getting vandalized I guess

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That sounds like just a regular misdemeanor.

It really all depends on what you vandalize...

Jack

Vandalism is a crime, because it is defacing some sort of property. It depends on the seriousness of the crime on how you will be punished for it.

sweet cheeks

It depends on the cost of the damage. In Texas, anything under $50 you will receive a citation.

john_killebrew

it varies from state to state.usually it depends on the $ amount in damages,or if it's hate related.

Tai Mai Shu

well yeah unless it is yours

Texas Ground Pounder

It depends on what was vandalized and/or how much was damaged in dollar amount. For instance, smashing someones mailbox is considered a felony even though it's dollar value is not that high. Mailbox's, even though individually owned usually, are still considered property of the U.S. Postal service which is a government controlled office. It all depends on what you do.

trailsman1961

In California if the crime has a large amount of damange it can be a felony. Not sure what the dollar amount is.

jake

yes

judco12000

depends on the dollar amount of damage to property

squishy_experiment_626

yup it is.to make graffitti art you need a permit and a clean wall in your city in Australia there is permitted vandalism where you get a permit and put your graff art on a wall for everyone to see

trbessie

I think it depends on the cost of repairing the damages. A smaller amount would be a misdemeanor; a larger amount would be a felony.

colo_buckaroo

Pretty much all states base it on cost. If you cause more then $500 worth of damage (that's repairs, paint, labor, all of it together) it will be a felony and you could get a year in PRISON, not just jail. If I were you, I'd stick with chalk and smiley faces....

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