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​TN Laws

TN property cases

** vandalism **- a criminal act against property but when it’s your property being damaged it affects on a personal level can be classified as misdemeanor or a felony the punishment for vandalism in Tennessee are fines up to 1000 dollars 6 months in jail up to two years of probation and Community service, drug classes and restitution to the victim. **class A misdemeanor if the value of the property or services obtained is five hundred dollars ($500) or less; A Class E felony if the value of the property or services obtained is more than five hundred dollars ($500) but less than one thousand dollars ($1,000); A Class D felony if the value of the property or services obtained is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more but less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000); A Class C felony if the value of the property or services obtained is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more but less than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000); and A Class B felony if the value of the property or services obtained is sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) or more. T.C.A. § 39-14-105.**


 * Larceny **- Illegal taking and carrying away of personal property belonging to another with the purpose of depriving the owner of its possession. Can be classified as misdemeanor or felony depending on the value of goods or services that are unlawfully obtained **Class A misdemeanor is if the value of the property or services obtained is five hundred dollars ($500) or less; A Class E felony if the value of the property or services obtained is more than five hundred dollars ($500) but less than one thousand dollars ($1,000); A Class D felony if the value of the property or services obtained is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more but less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000); A Class C felony if the value of the property or services obtained is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more but less than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000); and A Class B felony if the value of the property or services obtained is sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) or more. T.C.A. § 39-14-105.**

**burglary**- the crime of breaking and entering into a structure for the purpose of committing a crime. No great force is needed (pushing open a door or slipping through an open window is sufficient) if the entry is unauthorized. Contrary to common belief, a burglary is not necessarily for theft. It can apply to any crime, such as assault or sexual harassment, whether the intended criminal act is committed or not. Originally under English Common Law burglary was limited to entry in residences at night, but it has been expanded to all criminal entries into any building, or even into a **vehicle** **person commits burglary in the first degree if such person or an accomplice violates the provisions of either section 13-1506 or 13-1507 and knowingly possesses explosives, a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument in the course of committing any theft or any felony’s Burglary in the first degree of a nonresidential structure or a fenced commercial or residential yard is a class 3 felony. It is a class 2 felony if committed in a residential structure.**