One roommate may owe another roommate money. The value of the property destroyed exceeds $5,000, so the disappointed driver now can be charged with first degree malicious mischief. The losing driver may be outraged and in a fit of anger, use their golf club to smash all the windows and headlights of the parked vehicle. The lucky driver who gets the space may walk away to go about their business. For first-degree malicious mischief, the item was worth more than $5,000.Īs an example, malicious mischief can occur when two people argue over a parking space.For second-degree malicious mischief, the item was worth more than $750 but less than $5,000.For third-degree malicious mischief, the item damaged was worth $ 750 or less.Non-violent crimes do not involve physical injury to a victim or the use of force against a person, instead they involve some type of economic loss or damage to a victim’s property.Īs is the case in many other states, malicious mischief in Washington State is divided into three categories, referred to as “degrees.” Each degree is determined by the value of the property that is damaged in the incident as follows: Malicious mischief is a non-violent crime.
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