14:56 B.(1)Simple criminal damage - penalty where damage is less than $1,000
Whoever commits the crime of simple criminal damage to property where the damage is less than one thousand dollars shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Effective: 08/01/2017 - Present
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14:56 B.(2)Simple criminal damage - penalty for damage $1,000 - $49,999
Where the damage amounts to one thousand dollars but less than fifty thousand dollars, the offender shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years, or both.
Effective: 08/01/2017 - Present
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14:56 B.(3)Simple criminal damage - penalty when damage is $50,000 or more
Where the damage amounts to fifty thousand dollars or more, the offender shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than one nor more than ten years, or both.
Effective: 08/15/2006 - Present
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14:56 B.(4)Simple criminal damage - may also be ordered to make full restitution
In addition to the foregoing penalties, a person convicted under the provisions of this Section may be ordered to make full restitution to the owner of the property. If a person ordered to make restitution is found to be indigent and therefore unable to make restitution in full at the time of conviction, the court shall order a periodic payment plan consistent with the person's ability to pay.
Effective: 08/15/2008 - Present
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14:56.4 A.Criminal damage to property by defacing with graffiti - charging and definition - misdemeanor
It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally deface with graffiti immovable or movable property, whether publicly or privately owned, without the consent of the owner.
Effective: 08/15/2008 - Present
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14:56.4 A..Criminal damage to property by defacing with graffiti - charging and definition - felony
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally deface with graffiti immovable or movable property, whether publicly or privately owned, without the consent of the owner.
Effective: 08/15/2008 - Present
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14:56.4 B.Criminal damage to property by defacing with graffiti - definitions of deface or defacing and graffiti
As used in this Section, 'deface' or 'defacing' is the damaging of immovable or movable property by means of painting, marking, scratching, drawing, or etching with graffiti. and 'graffiti' includes but is not limited to any sign, inscription, design, drawing, diagram, etching, sketch, symbol, lettering, name, or marking placed upon immovable or movable property in such a manner and in such a location as to deface the property and be visible to the general public.
Effective: 08/15/2008 - Present
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14:56.4 C.Criminal damage to property by defacing with graffiti - penalty when damage is less than $500
Whoever commits the crime of criminal damage to property by defacing with graffiti, where the damage is less than five hundred dollars, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months in the parish jail, or both.
Effective: 08/15/2008 - Present
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14:56.4 D.Criminal damage to property by defacing with graffiti - penalty when damage is $501-$49,999
Where the damage is more than five hundred dollars but less than fifty thousand dollars, the offender shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years, or both.
Effective: 08/15/2008 - Present
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14:56.4 E.Criminal damage to property by defacing with graffiti - penalty when damage is $50,000 or more
Where the damage amounts to fifty thousand dollars or more, the offender shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than one nor more than ten years, or both.
Effective: 08/15/2008 - Present
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14:56.4 F.Criminal damage to property by defacing with graffiti - community service requirements
The court, in addition to any punishment imposed under the provisions of this Section, may order the offender to clean up, repair, or replace any property damaged by the act or to pay restitution to the owner of the damaged property. The court may also order the offender to community service not to exceed thirty-two hours over a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days for a first conviction and, for a second or subsequent conviction, sixty-four hours over a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days.
Effective: 08/15/2008 - Present
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14:56.4 G.Criminal damage to property by defacing with graffiti - minor's parents may be liable for payment of fine or restitution
G. If a minor is personally unable to pay a fine levied for acts prohibited by this Section or make restitution as may be ordered by the court, the parent or guardian of the minor shall be liable for payment of the fine or restitution. A court may waive payment of the fine or restitution, or any part thereof, by the parent or guardian of the minor upon a finding of good cause.
Effective: 08/15/2008 - Present
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14:56.5 A.Criminal damage to historic buildings or landmarks by defacing with graffiti - charging and definition
It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally deface with graffiti any historic building or landmark, whether publicly or privately owned, without the consent of the owner.
Effective: 08/15/2010 - Present
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14:56.5 B.Criminal damage to historic buildings or landmarks by defacing with graffiti - definitions of deface, graffiti and historic building or landmark
'Deface' or 'defacing' is damaging any historic building or landmark by means of painting, marking, scratching, drawing, or etching with graffiti, 'graffiti' including any sign, inscription, design, drawing, diagram, etching, sketch, symbol, lettering, name, or marking placed upon any historic building or landmark in such a manner and in such a location as to deface the property and be visible to the general public, 'historic building or landmark' is any building or landmark specifically designated as historically significant by the state historic preservation office, historic preservation district commission, landmarks commission, the planning or zoning commission or Any structure located within a National Register Historic District
Effective: 08/15/2010 - Present
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14:56.5 C.Criminal damage to historic buildings or landmarks by defacing with graffiti - penalty
C.(1) Whoever commits the crime of criminal damage to historic buildings or landmarks by defacing with graffiti shall be fined up to one thousand dollars and may be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years.
(2) The court shall also order the offender to perform the following hours of community service as follows:
(a) For a first conviction, not to exceed thirty-two hours over a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days.
(b) For a second or subsequent conviction, sixty-four hours over a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days.
(3) The fine and community service imposed by the provisions of this Section shall not be suspended.
Effective: 08/15/2010 - Present
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14:57Damage to property with intent to defraud
Damage to property with intent to defraud is the damaging of any property, by means other than fire or explosion, with intent to defraud.
Effective: 09/01/1980 - Present
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14:57 A.Damage to property with intent to defraud - charging and definition
Damage to property with intent to defraud is the damaging of any property, by means other than fire or explosion, with intent to defraud.
Effective: 08/01/2014 - Present
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14:57 B.Damage to property with intent to defraud - penalty
Whoever commits the crime of damage to property with intent to defraud shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than four years, or both.
Effective: 08/01/2014 - Present
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14:58 A.Contaminating water supplies - charging & definition
Contaminating water supplies is the intentional performance of any act tending to contaminate any private or public water supply.
Effective: 08/01/2014 - Present
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14:58 B.(1)Contaminating water supplies - penalty when act foreseeably endangers the life or health or human beings
Whoever commits the crime of contaminating water supplies, when the act foreseeably endangers the life or health of human beings, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than twenty years, or both.
Effective: 08/01/2014 - Present
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14:58 B.(2)Contaminating water supplies - penalty when act does not foreseeably endanger the life or health of human beings
Whoever commits the crime of contaminating water supplies, when the act does not foreseeably endanger the life or health of human beings, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both.
Effective: 08/01/2014 - Present
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14:59Criminal Mischief
Criminal mischief
Effective: 09/07/1977 - Present
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14:59 A.(1)Criminal Mischief - tampering with property of another, without the consent of the owner
Criminal mischief is the intentional tampering with any property of another, without the consent of the owner, with the intent to interfere with the free enjoyment of any rights of anyone thereto, or with the intent to deprive anyone entitled thereto of the full use of the property.
Effective: 09/07/1977 - Present
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14:59 A.(2)Criminal mischief - intentional giving of any false fire alarm which would reasonably result in emergency response
Criminal mischief is the intentional giving of any false alarm of fire or notice which would reasonably result in emergency response.
Effective: 07/15/1995 - Present
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14:59 A.(3)Criminal mischief - intentionally driving nail, tack or spike over 1/2 inch into any tree on land of another without consent
Criminal mischief is the intentional performance of driving of any tack, nail, spike or metal over one and one-half inch in length into any tree located on lands belonging to another, without the consent of the owner, or without the later removal of the object from the tree.
Effective: 09/07/1977 - Present
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