Which types of property are covered by the destruction of property offense?

Which types of property are covered by the destruction of property offense?

• A. Real property only.
• B. Intangible property.
• C. Real or Personal Property.
• D. Public property only.

Answer: (C)

Destruction of property targets physical, tangible property. It includes real property (land and anything permanently attached to it, like buildings or fences) and personal property (moveable items such as cars, electronics, or jewelry). Intangible property (ideas, copyrights, digital assets, stocks) isn’t destroyed in the same physical sense, so it isn’t covered by this offense. Public property is still real property, so damaging public property falls under real property damage, not a separate category. So the offense applies to real or personal property.

Destruction of property targets physical, tangible property. It includes real property (land and anything permanently attached to it, like buildings or fences) and personal property (moveable items such as cars, electronics, or jewelry). Intangible property (ideas, copyrights, digital assets, stocks) isn’t destroyed in the same physical sense, so it isn’t covered by this offense. Public property is still real property, so damaging public property falls under real property damage, not a separate category. So the offense applies to real or personal property.