Daño intencional a la propiedad en Dakota del Sur

Explicación Simple

Si alguien rompe o daña algo que no es de su propiedad, como un coche o una casa, eso se llama daño intencional a la propiedad. Dependiendo de cuánto cueste el daño, la persona puede enfrentar diferentes niveles de castigo.

Es como si alguien rompiera la ventana de tu casa. Si la ventana cuesta poco, tal vez solo le digas que lo arregle. Pero si causa un gran daño, podrías llamar a la policía y pedir que lo castiguen.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, enojado, rompe la puerta del garaje de su vecino, Carlos, porque no le devolvió una herramienta. Si el costo de la puerta es de $500, Juan podría enfrentar cargos por daño intencional a la propiedad y podría ser considerado culpable de un delito mayor.

Penalidades

Las penalidades varían desde una falta menor hasta un delito grave, dependiendo del monto del daño.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

HomeLegislatorsSessionInterimLawsAdministrative RulesBudgetStudentsReferencesMyLRC +SearchCodified LawsCodified LawsCodified LawsHome>Codified Laws>22>34>1PreviousNextGo To:(1-1-1) or Google SearchPrinter Friendly22-34-1.Intentional damage to property--Degree of offense according to value.Any person who, with specific intent to do so, injures, damages, or destroys:(1)    Public property without the lawful consent of the appropriate governing body having jurisdiction thereof; or(2)    Private property in which any other person has an interest, without the consent of the other person;is guilty of intentional damage to property. Intentional damage to property is a Class 2 misdemeanor if the damage to property is four hundred dollars or less. Intentional damage to property is a Class 1 misdemeanor if the damage to property is one thousand dollars or less, but more than four hundred dollars. Intentional damage to property is a Class 6 felony if the damage to property is two thousand five hundred dollars or less, but more than one thousand dollars. Intentional damage to property is a Class 5 felony if the damage to property is five thousand dollars or less, but more than two thousand five hundred dollars. Intentional damage to property is a Class 4 felony if the damage to property is one hundred thousand dollars or less, but more than five thousand dollars. Intentional damage to property is a Class 3 felony if the damage to property is five hundred thousand dollars or less, but more than one hundred thousand dollars. Intentional damage to property is aggravated intentional damage to property if the damage to property is more than five hundred thousand dollars. Aggravated intentional damage to property is a Class 2 felony.The provisions of this section do not apply if the inte