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1-Senate Engrossed criminal damage; fine; business victims State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024 SENATE BILL 1591 An Act amending section 13-1602, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 13, chapter 16, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-1606; relating to criminal damage. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
1+REFERENCE TITLE: criminal damage; fine; business victims State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024 SB 1591 Introduced by Senator Wadsack: Representative Hernandez C An Act amending section 13-1602, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to criminal damage. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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67- Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 13-1602, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE13-1602. Criminal damage; classification A. A person commits criminal damage by: 1. Recklessly defacing or damaging property of another person. 2. Recklessly tampering with property of another person so as substantially to impair its function or value. 3. Recklessly damaging property of a utility. 4. Recklessly parking any vehicle in such a manner as to deprive livestock of access to the only reasonably available water. 5. Recklessly drawing or inscribing a message, slogan, sign or symbol that is made on any public or private building, structure or surface, except the ground, and that is made without permission of the owner. 6. Intentionally tampering with utility property. B. Criminal damage is punished as follows: 1. Criminal damage is a class 4 felony if the person recklessly damages property of another in an amount of ten thousand dollars or more. 2. Criminal damage is a class 4 felony if the person recklessly damages the property of a utility in an amount of five thousand dollars or more or if the person intentionally tampers with utility property and the damage causes an imminent safety hazard to any person. 3. Criminal damage is a class 5 felony if the person recklessly damages property of another in an amount of two thousand dollars or more but less than ten thousand dollars or if the damage is inflicted to promote, further or assist any criminal street gang or criminal syndicate with the intent to intimidate and the person is not subject to paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection. 4. Criminal damage is a class 6 felony if the person recklessly damages property of another in an amount of one thousand dollars or more but less than two thousand dollars. 5. Criminal damage is a class 1 misdemeanor if the person recklessly damages property of another in an amount of more than two hundred fifty dollars but less than one thousand dollars. 6. In all other cases criminal damage is a class 2 misdemeanor. C. For a violation of subsection A, paragraph 5 of this section, in determining the amount of damage to property, damages include reasonable labor costs of any kind, reasonable material costs of any kind and any reasonable costs that are attributed to equipment that is used to abate or repair the damage to the property. D. In addition to any other penalty prescribed by this title, the court shall order a person who is convicted of a violation of this section to pay a fine of not less than $100. A judge may not suspend any part or all of the imposition of any fine required by this subsection. The supreme court shall deposit the monies in the victims of criminal damage fund established by section 13-1606. END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Title 13, chapter 16, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-1606, to read: START_STATUTE13-1606. Victims of criminal damage fund the victims of criminal damage fund is established consisting of fines imposed by a court for an offense involving criminal damage under section 13-1602. Monies in the fund are continuously APPROPRIATED. The administrative office of the courts shall administer the fund and shall distribute monies from the fund to a retail business that is a victim of criminal damage where it is determined that the victim is in need of funds and is not likely to receive restitution for the damage that occurred to the business. END_STATUTE
78+ Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 13-1602, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE13-1602. Criminal damage; classification A. A person commits criminal damage by: 1. Recklessly defacing or damaging property of another person. 2. Recklessly tampering with property of another person so as substantially to impair its function or value. 3. Recklessly damaging property of a utility. 4. Recklessly parking any vehicle in such a manner as to deprive livestock of access to the only reasonably available water. 5. Recklessly drawing or inscribing a message, slogan, sign or symbol that is made on any public or private building, structure or surface, except the ground, and that is made without permission of the owner. 6. Intentionally tampering with utility property. B. Criminal damage is punished as follows: 1. Criminal damage is a class 4 felony if the person recklessly damages property of another in an amount of ten thousand dollars or more. 2. Criminal damage is a class 4 felony if the person recklessly damages the property of a utility in an amount of five thousand dollars or more or if the person intentionally tampers with utility property and the damage causes an imminent safety hazard to any person. 3. Criminal damage is a class 5 felony if the person recklessly damages property of another in an amount of two thousand dollars or more but less than ten thousand dollars or if the damage is inflicted to promote, further or assist any criminal street gang or criminal syndicate with the intent to intimidate and the person is not subject to paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection. 4. Criminal damage is a class 6 felony if the person recklessly damages property of another in an amount of one thousand dollars or more but less than two thousand dollars. 5. Criminal damage is a class 1 misdemeanor if the person recklessly damages property of another in an amount of more than two hundred fifty dollars but less than one thousand dollars. 6. In all other cases criminal damage is a class 2 misdemeanor. C. For a violation of subsection A, paragraph 5 of this section, in determining the amount of damage to property, damages include reasonable labor costs of any kind, reasonable material costs of any kind and any reasonable costs that are attributed to equipment that is used to abate or repair the damage to the property. D. In addition to any other penalty prescribed by this title, the court shall order a person who is convicted of a violation of this section to pay a fine of not less than $100. A judge may not suspend any part or all of the imposition of any fine required by this subsection. The supreme court shall distribute the fines collected pursuant to this section to a retail business that is a victim of criminal damage where it is determined that the victim is not likely to receive restitution for the damage that occurred to the business. END_STATUTE
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116+D. In addition to any other penalty prescribed by this title, the court shall order a person who is convicted of a violation of this section to pay a fine of not less than $100. A judge may not suspend any part or all of the imposition of any fine required by this subsection. The supreme court shall distribute the fines collected pursuant to this section to a retail business that is a victim of criminal damage where it is determined that the victim is not likely to receive restitution for the damage that occurred to the business. END_STATUTE