Section 28-519 - Criminal mischief; penalty(1) A person commits criminal mischief if he or she: (a) Damages property of another intentionally or recklessly; or(b) Intentionally tampers with property of another so as to endanger person or property; or(c) Intentionally or maliciously causes another to suffer pecuniary loss by deception or threat.(2) Criminal mischief is a Class IV felony if the actor intentionally or maliciously causes pecuniary loss of five thousand dollars or more, or a substantial interruption or impairment of public communication, transportation, supply of water, gas, or power, or other public service.(3) Criminal mischief is a Class I misdemeanor if the actor intentionally or maliciously causes pecuniary loss of one thousand five hundred dollars or more but less than five thousand dollars.(4) Criminal mischief is a Class II misdemeanor if the actor intentionally or maliciously causes pecuniary loss of five hundred dollars or more but less than one thousand five hundred dollars.(5) Criminal mischief is a Class III misdemeanor if the actor intentionally, maliciously, or recklessly causes pecuniary loss in an amount of less than five hundred dollars, or if his or her action results in no pecuniary loss.Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 28-519
Laws 1977, LB 38, § 118; Laws 1982, LB 347, § 9; Laws 2002, LB 82, § 4; Laws 2015, LB 605, § 31.Amended by Laws 2015, LB 605,§ 31, eff. 8/30/2015.