1. A person commits the offense of damage to jail property if such person knowingly damages any city, county, or private jail building or other jail property.

2. A person commits the crime of damage to jail property if such person knowingly starts a fire in any city, county, or private jail building or other jail property.

Attorney's Note

Under the Missouri Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class E felonyup to 4 yearsup to $10,000
For details, see Mo. Rev. Stat.§ 558.011
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 221.353

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020

3. Damage to jail property is a class E felony.

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