Section 569.117

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Chapter 569

Effective - 28 Aug 2026, see footnote   

  569.117.  Damage of a critical infrastructure facility, offense of — violation, penalties. — 1.  A person commits the offense of damage of a critical infrastructure facility, as defined in section 569.086, if he or she:

  (1)  Purposely damages, destroys, or tampers with equipment in a critical infrastructure facility; or

  (2)  Recklessly damages, destroys, or tampers with a critical infrastructure facility, or removes any component of the critical infrastructure facility, excluding equipment.

  2.  Except as provided under subsection 3 of this section, the offense of damage of a critical infrastructure facility under:

  (1)  Subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section is a class D felony; or

  (2)  Subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this section is a:

  (a)  Class A misdemeanor if the damage is under seven hundred fifty dollars;

  (b)  Class E felony if the damage is seven hundred fifty dollars or more but less than twenty-five thousand dollars; or

  (c)  Class D felony if the damage is twenty-five thousand dollars or more.

  3.  If the damage to a critical infrastructure facility causes interruption, impairment, or degradation of service, the offense of damage of a critical infrastructure facility shall be a class C felony regardless of value.

  4.  The value of damages under this section shall be determined under the provisions of section 570.020.

  5.  (1) Any person who commits a violation under this section shall be required to make restitution and perform community service as provided in this subsection.

  (2)  Restitution shall be made under the provisions of section 559.105.

  (3)  Community service shall be imposed as follows:

  (a)  One hundred hours for the first offense;

  (b)  Two hundred hours for the second offense; or

  (c)  Up to three hundred hours for the third or any subsequent offense.

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(L. 2026 S.B. 903 merged with S.B. 1421)

Severability clause; see § 1.1010