An Act To Amend the Crime of Aggravated Criminal Mischief Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: . Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §805, sub-§I, as amended by PL 1997, c. 482, §§1 to 3, is further amended to read: 1. A person is guilty of aggravated criminal mischief if that person iBEeBEieBa~~YT-*BewiB~~y-er-ree*~e66ly: A. blaFRa~e6 Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly damages or destroys property of another in an amount exceeding $2,000 in value, having no reasonable ground to believe that the person has a right to do so; B. blaFRa~e6 Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly damages or destroys property in an amount exceeding $2,000 in value, to enable any person to collect insurance proceeds for the loss caused; C. blaFRa~e6 Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly damages, destroys or tampers with the property of a law enforcement agency, fire department or supplier of gas, electric, steam, Page l-LRZ935(Z) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1789
Committee Amendment CA_A_S504 (Senate)
Amends: 17-A MRSA §805

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 706, L.D. 1789, 
Act To Deter Environmental Terrorism in the State" 
Bill, "An 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
. An Act To Amend the Crime of Aggravated Criminal Mischief' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
. Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §805, sub-§I, as amended by PL 1997, c. 
482, §§1 to 3, is further amended to read: 
1. 
A person is guilty of aggravated criminal mischief if 
that person iBEeBEieBa~~YT-*BewiB~~y-er-ree*~e66ly: 
A. 
blaFRa~e6 Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly damages 
or destroys property of 
another in an 
amount 
exceeding 
$2,000 in value, having no reasonable ground to believe that 
the person has a right to do so; 
B. 
blaFRa~e6 Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly damages 
or destroys property in an amount exceeding $2,000 in value, 
to enable any person to collect insurance proceeds for the 
loss caused; 
C. 
blaFRa~e6 Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly damages, 
destroys or tampers with the property of a law enforcement 
agency, fire department or supplier of gas, electric, steam, 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 706, L.D. 1789 
water, transportation, sanitation or communication services 
to the public, having no reasonable ground to believe that 
the person has 
a 
right to do so, 
and thereby causes 
a 
substantial interruption or impairment of service rendered 
to the public; 
D. 
9aFf'!a'3es Intentionally. knowingly or recklessly damages, 
destroys or tampers with property of another and thereby 
recklessly endangers human life; SF 
E. 
];)aHla~es Intentionally. knowingly or recklessly damages 
or 
destroys 
property 
of 
another 
by 
fire, 
having 
no 
reasonable ground to believe that the person has a right to 
do so, and the property damaged or destroyed is neither a 
dwelling place as defined in section 2, subsection 10 nor a 
structure as defined in section 2, subsection 24T~ 
F. 
Intentionally damages. 
destroys or 
tampers with the 
property of another. having no reasonable ground to believe 
that the person has a right to do so, for the purpose of 
causing substantial harm to the health, safety, business, 
calling, career, financial condition, reputation or personal 
relationships of the person with the property interest or 
any other person.' 
SUMMARY 
The amendment is the majority report of the Joint Standing 
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety and adds to the 
Class C crime of aggravated criminal mischief a 
new form. 
To 
satisfy this new form the State must prove beyond a reasonable 
doubt both that the actor intentionally damaged, 
destroyed or 
tampered with the property of 
another, 
having no 
reasonable 
ground to believe that the person had a right to do so, and that 
at the time of the actor's actions the actor's motive was to 
cause substantial harm to the health, safety, business, calling, 
career, financial condition, reputation or personal relationships 
of the person with the property interest or any other person. 
This list of harmful motives is modeled after the crime of theft 
by extortion in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17 -A, section 
355. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/13/06 frac::.. 
LD 1789 
LR 2935(02) 
An Act To Deter Environmental Terrorism in the State 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A" 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Majority Report 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Establishes a new Class C crime; increases correctional and judicial costs. 
The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts 
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