Jacksonville Criminal Attorney Blog

You can be arrested for criminal mischief in Jacksonville and depending on the amount of damages, could be facing a felony or a misdemeanor. A criminal mischief occurs in Florida if you willfully damage someone's property. This includes graffiti or other acts of vandalism. If the value of the damage is $200 or less, you are facing a second degree misdemeanor and up to 60 days in jail. If the damage is over $200, but less than $1000, you will face a first degree misdemeanor and up to one year in jail. If there is a lot of damage and the value is over $1000.00, you are facing up to 5 years in jail on a third degree felony.

If you are arrested in Jacksonville for the crime of criminal mischief, the prosecutor must prove that you:

willfully and maliciously damaged someone else's property.

You must have the specific intent to damage the property of another to be found guilty of this crime in Florida.

If you have been arrested for criminal mischief in Jacksonville, call our Jacksonville Criminal Mischief Lawyers at (904) 634-0900.