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Criminal Damage and Graffiti:

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 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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On 12/03/04 David from AZ said: I don't think that you should vandilize things.
On 12/02/04 bennett from AZ said: i know this sounds pathetic but my friend and took some lotion and put about a toatl of 6 drops on a toielt seat and two handles of fosits we both recived a redbook (one below iss), where forced to clean the bath room with bleach and another cheamical that contained 10% HIC acid (the only good part of was we got gloves), we must also make a public apolligy to the students, and as of now must clean the bathroom when ever it gets dirty regarudless of who dirtyed it.
On 11/23/04 Chris from OH said: I got a warnig for wrting on a wall. the cops said if I do it agin I would go to jail fo it and get probation. I told them that I wrote it with chalk but they said it was the same so that I shouldn't do it. I think that is dumb. if you are playing around you sholdn't get in trouble 11/23/04
On 11/23/04 Kelly from OH said: I would never break any window in my whole life. It isn't nice to break any windows.
On 11/23/04 shane from OH said: If you do something wrong. You pay for it
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