ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

HB 2552: criminal damage; monuments; memorials; statues

Sponsor: Representative Kavanagh, LD 23

Committee on Judiciary

Overview

Expands aggravated criminal damage to include intentionally or recklessly damaging a public or private monument, memorial or statue. Establishes this offense as either a class 4, 5 or 6 felony, depending on damages.

History

A person commits aggravated criminal damage by intentionally or recklessly, and without the owner's permission, damaging any building or place used as a school, educational facility, place of worship, cemetery, mortuary, utility, agricultural property or construction site.

Penalties for aggravated criminal damage range from a class 3 felony to a class 6 felony.

Class 3 felonies include:

a) Damages of $10,000 or more for an agricultural property, utility or construction site.

Class 4 felonies include:

a) Damages of $10,000 or more for a place of worship, school, educational facility, cemetery or mortuary; or

b) Damages of $1,500 or more but less than $10,000 for an agricultural property, utility or construction site.

Class 5 felonies include:

a) Damages of $1,500 or more but less than $10,000 for a place of worship, school, educational facility, cemetery or mortuary; or

b) Damages less than $1,500 for an agricultural property, utility or construction site.

Class 6 felonies include:

a) Damages less than $1,500 for a place of worship, school, educational facility, cemetery or mortuary (A.R.S. § 13-1604).

Provisions

1. States a person commits aggravated criminal damage by intentionally or recklessly damaging a public or private monument, memorial or statue. (Sec. 1)

2. Establishes the following penalties for aggravated criminal damage of a public or private monument, memorial or statue:

a) Class 4 felony if the damages are $10,000 or more;

b) Class 5 felony if the damages are between $1,500 and less than $10,000; or

c) Class 6 felony if the damages are less than $1,500. (Sec. 1)

3. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

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