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Criminal Vandalism - Tennessee Law

By Baker Associates

Tennessee Criminal Lawyers understand the impact that a vandalism charge can have on your life. It is important to realize that the facts of every vandalism case are different. Our Tennessee Attorneys handle vandalism charges in the Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Knoxville area. An individual charged with vandalism should contact a Tennessee Criminal Lawyer as quickly as possible in order to maximize legal avenues for the best possible resolution. Under Tennessee law, any person who knowingly causes damage to or the destruction of any real or personal property of another or of the state, the United States, any county, city, or town knowing that the person does not have the owner's effective consent is guilty of vandalism. "Damage" includes, but is not limited to: ? Destroying, polluting or contaminating property; or ? Tampering with property and causing pecuniary loss or substantial inconvenience to the owner or a third person; and "Polluting" is the contamination by manmade or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological or radiological integrity of the atmosphere, water, or soil to the material injury of the right of another...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on September 05, 2008 (boomark / email).