Wednesday Jun 19

Vandalism

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If you damage property, you will be held accountable. If you recklessly damage property, it is called criminal damage. Criminal damages as defined by Arizona state law (A.R.S. 13-1602A&B) may be a misdemeanor or a felony depending on the amount of damage.In many cases you and your parents are responsible for paying for damages.

Defacing property is also considered criminal damages. This includes marking, scratching or painting of property that does not belong to you and without the owner's permission. Painting graffiti is breaking the law.

In Arizona, a 16-year old who spray-painted 32 homes, a half-dozen cars, and various garage doors and fences was tried as an Glossary Link adult and sentenced to 2 months in jail and 3 years probation. Juveniles who damage the property of others can be placed on probation (either with or without detention) and can be required to pay for damages.

 

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Become a legislator, a governor, a president, or a judge. The legislature can change the language of laws. The executive office can accept or veto those changes. If a case is brought before the court, a judge can rule that a law is constitutional or unconstitutional. Read the law above and then become part of the three branches.

Legislative Action




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LC posted:
KEEP. Keep. in my opinion the defendent has destroyed/damaged the property of the other people and should be responsible to pay for the repairs.
Cleo posted:
KEEP. i believe that the law should be keeped not just beacuse the person just vandalized multipule places and items that did not belong to them, it just the fact that because they had repeated the act
James posted:
KEEP. My Ambition is to become a Barrister anyway enough about me. Vandalism is wrong and it's ruining communities, walking out of your door to see a telephone box destroyed or for a car, window.
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