Property damage in the second degree - penalty.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 569.120
in effect569.120. 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.
(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1986 S.B. 450, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2017 S.B. 34)
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=569.120Fetched: 10/17/2026