Damage of a critical infrastructure facility, offense of
This law is about damaging important facilities like power plants, water systems, or pipelines. If someone on purpose damages equipment at one of these places, that is a felony. If someone carelessly damages the place or removes parts of it, the punishment depends on how much damage was done — ranging from a misdemeanor (under $750) up to a felony (over $750). If the damage causes the facility to stop working or work worse, it is automatically a more serious felony no matter the dollar amount. Anyone found guilty also has to pay back the cost of the damage and do community service — 100 hours for a first offense, 200 for a second, and up to 300 hours for a third or more.
Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.
569.117. Damage of a , 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) , destroys, or with equipment in a critical infrastructure facility; or
(2) 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 3 of this section, the offense of damage of a critical infrastructure facility under:
(1) (1) of subsection 1 of this section is a ; or
(2) Subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this section is a:
(a) if the damage is under seven hundred fifty dollars;
(b) 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 , the offense of damage of a critical infrastructure facility shall be a regardless of value.
4. The value of damages under this section shall be determined under the of section 570.020.
5. (1) Any person who commits a violation under this section shall be required to make and perform 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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Source & history notes
(L. 2026 S.B. 903 merged with S.B. 1421) Severability clause; see § 1.1010
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