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PA Title 18 Ch. 33
PA Crime Code: Arson, Criminal Mischief, and Other Property Destruction
Question | Answer |
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Joe intentionally sets fire to an empty apartment complex. | Arson endangering persons |
Joe intentionally sets fire to an apartment complex in which he recklessly causes the death of a woman. Name the offense. | Arson endangering persons and murder 2 |
Joe intentionally sets his ex-wife's house on fire in hopes of burning her to death in her sleep. His plan is successful. | Arson endangering persons and murder 1 |
Joe intentionally sets fire to the unattached garage of on his neighbor's property. | Arson endangering property |
Joe intentionally sets fire to a pile of leaves directly next to his neighbor's unattached garage. The garage does not catch fire. | Arson endangering property |
The police pullover Joe on a traffic violation. Upon investigation, the police discover Joe was planning to use the C4 in his car to blow up city hall. | Possession of explosive or incendiary materials or devices |
As Joe was lawfully setting fire to a pile of leaves on his property, a strong wind develops and blows flaming leaves at his neighbor's house. Joe does not call the fire department nor put his fire out. | Failure to control or report dangerous fires |
Joe intentionally throws a canister of poisonous gas in the mall. Name the offense and its grading. | Causing or risking catastrophe. Felony 1 |
Nate, a security guard at the mall, does not evacuate the mall after seeing a suspicious, seemingly-timed canister in the food court. | Failure to prevent catastrophe |
Joe recklessly causes damage to the McDonald's bathroom by throwing a cherry bomb into a toilet. | Criminal mischief |
Joe cuts the brake lines of his ex-wife's car. | Criminal mischief |
Joe somehow tricks Ashley into dropping her brand new HDTV while she is carrying it into the house. | Criminal mischief |
Joe sprays his gang's emblem on the outside wall of a bank. | Criminal mischief |
Joe throws a brick threw the window of his neighbor's house. | Criminal mischief |
Joe shoots a paintball at his neighbor's house. | Criminal mischief |
Joe intentionally causes damage to something worth $5,000 or more. Name the offense and the grading. | Criminal mischief. Felony 3. |
Joe intentionally causes damage to something worth between $1,000 and $4,999. Name the offense and its grading. | Criminal mischief. Misdemeanor 1. |
Joe intentionally or recklessly causes damage to something worth between $999 and $150. Name the offense and its grading. | Criminal mischief. Misdemeanor 2. |
Joe causes damage to a power line, leaving many house in the neighborhood powerless for a period of time. Name the offense and its grading. | Criminal mischief. Felony 3. |
Joe willingly damages a fire hydrant. | Injuring or tampering with fire apparatus, hydrants, etc. |
Joe opens the fire hydrant for the kids to play in during a hot summer day. | Unauthorized use or opening of fire hydrants |
Joe spray paints his initials on the "Edinboro University" sign at the campus entrance. | Institutional vandalism |
Joe is caught by campus police carrying an aerosol spray-paint can onto the campus of Edinboro University with the intent to put graffiti on a building. | Institutional vandalism |
Joe knowingly breaks a giant wooden cross in front of the church. | Institutional vandalism |
Joe knowingly cracks a tombstone in the local cemetery. | Institutional vandalism |
Joe recklessly causes the damage to his neighbor's farmland soil while he attempts off-road driving in his new Jeep. | Agricultural vandalism |
Joe intentionally destroys his neighbor's grape vineyard by driving through it in his new Jeep. | Agricultural crop destruction |
Joe intentionally causes damage to a DNA lab's testing equipment, where they are attempting to master the technique of genetically altering dogs. Joe is a devote dog lover. | Ecoterrorism |