Walk It Through: The Keyed Truck
A scratched door in the driveway, a neighbor's camera, a repair estimate, and a no trespassing sign.
A pickup in the driveway is keyed down one side overnight.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
Damage and entry at a home by someone with no claim to be there. A landlord, a tenant, or a former partner on the lease raise questions these pages do not answer.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Criminal entryKnowingly entering a building, occupied structure, vehicle or the cargo part of a truck or trailer without authority.
- Criminal trespassEntering or staying on someone else's land or premises knowing it is not allowed, or after notice to leave given in person or by posted signs.
- Course of conductA pattern of acts over any period of time showing a continuity of purpose, which stalking requires.
- FelonyA crime that can be punished by death or by imprisonment for more than one year. Every other crime is a misdemeanor.
- Property destruction and defacementKnowingly defacing, injuring or destroying someone else's property without consent, a felony when the cost to repair is $1,000 or more.