Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 569.120 (2026)

Property damage in the second degree

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  569.120.  Property damage in the second degree — penalty. — 1.  A person commits the offense of property damage in the second degree if he or she:

  (1)  Knowingly damages property of another; or

  (2)  Damages property for the purpose of defrauding an insurer.

  2.  The offense of property damage in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor, unless the offense of property damage in the second degree was committed under subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section and the victim was intentionally targeted as a law enforcement officer, as defined in section 556.061, or the victim is targeted because he or she is a relative within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity to a law enforcement officer, in which it is a class A misdemeanor.

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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1986 S.B. 450, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2017 S.B. 34)