{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-116","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-116","heading":"Criminal mischief in the second degree: Class A misdemeanor.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of criminal mischief in the second degree when: (1) With intent to cause damage to tangible property of another and having no reasonable ground to believe that such person has a right to do so, such person damages tangible property of another in an amount exceeding two hundred fifty dollars; or (2) with intent to cause an interruption or impairment of service rendered to the public and having no reasonable ground to believe that such person has a right to do so, such person damages or tampers with tangible property of a public utility or mode of public transportation, power or communication, and thereby causes a risk of interruption or impairment of service rendered to the public; or (3) with intent to cause damage to tangible property owned by the state or a municipality that is located on public land and having no reasonable ground to believe that such person has a right to do so, such person damages such tangible property in an amount exceeding two hundred fifty dollars.\n(b) Criminal mischief in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART VIII. BURGLARY, CRIMINAL TRESPASS, ARSON, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-116","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"188f8d3b6542d7c30e5bac4d1f4399ae5b51a81fdb4f2ed5ecb6e46776c1f124","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-115","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}