§ 145.00 Criminal mischief in the fourth degree.
    A  person  is guilty of criminal mischief in the fourth degree when,
having no right to do so nor any reasonable ground to  believe  that  he
has such right, he:
    1. Intentionally damages property of another person; or
    2.  Intentionally  participates in  the  destruction of an abandoned
building as defined in section one thousand nine  hundred  seventy-one-a
of the real property actions and proceedings law; or
    3.  Recklessly  damages  property  of  another  person  in an amount
exceeding two hundred fifty dollars; or
  4. With intent to prevent a person from communicating  a  request  for
emergency  assistance, intentionally disables or removes telephonic, TTY
or similar communication sending equipment while  that  person:  (a)  is
attempting  to  seek  or  is engaged in the process of seeking emergency
assistance from police,  law  enforcement,  fire  or  emergency  medical
services  personnel;  or  (b) is attempting to seek or is engaged in the
process of seeking emergency assistance from another person or entity in
order to protect himself, herself or a third person from imminent  phys-
ical  injury.  The  fact that the defendant has an ownership interest in
such equipment shall not be a defense  to  a  charge  pursuant  to  this
subdivision.
(Added by L.2008 c.69 effective 7/6/08.)

    Criminal mischief in the fourth degree is a class A misdemeanor.