City of Lewes, DE
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2023-01-09
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 140 Peace and Good Order
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Article III Malicious Mischief
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Elections
- Ch 9 Code of Conduct
- Ch 15 Emergency Operations
- Ch 33 Planning Commission
- Ch 37 (Reserved)
- Ch 40 Parks and Recreation Commission
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 56 Amusement Parks
- Ch 59 Animals
- Ch 63 Beaches
- Ch 64 Beneficial Use Appeals
- Ch 65 Bicycles
- Ch 68 (Reserved)
- Ch 70 Building Code
- Ch 73 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 76 (Reserved)
- Ch 79 Canal Excavations
- Ch 80 Community Events
- Ch 86 Docks
- Ch 88 Dogs
- Ch 90 (Reserved)
- Ch 92 Emergency Measures
- Ch 95 Environmental Protection
- Ch 97 Firearms and Explosives
- Ch 106 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 108 Gasoline, Storage of
- Ch 115 Junkyards
- Ch 118 (Reserved)
- Ch 121 (Reserved)
- Ch 123 Loitering
- Ch 125 Massage Parlors
- Ch 127 (Reserved)
- Ch 128 Mercantile Licensing
- Ch 132 Noise
- Ch 137 (Reserved)
- Ch 140 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 140 Art III Malicious Mischief
- § 140-8 Destruction of property.
- § 140-9 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 142 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 145 Plumbing
- Ch 148 Property Maintenance
- Ch 150 Rental Licensing
- Ch 158 Sewers
- Ch 167 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 170 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 172 Taxation
- Ch 175 Trailers and Trailer Parks
- Ch 177 Trees
- Ch 178 Trespassing
- Ch 181 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 183 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 186 Vehicles, Unlicensed
- Ch 191 Water and Sewer Connections
- Ch 197 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 6-8-1970]
Whoever unlawfully, mischievously or maliciously destroys or
injures or causes to be destroyed or injured any real or personal
property belonging to any person resident or owning property in the
City of Lewes or in any area which is under the jurisdiction of the
City of Lewes or belonging to the City of Lewes shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor.
[Amended 5-12-1980]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions
of this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not
less than $25 nor more than $200 and imprisonment for a term of not
less than 10 days nor more than 30 days for the first such conviction.
For a second or subsequent conviction, any person, firm or corporation
shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $50
nor more than $500 and imprisonment for a term of not less than 20
days nor more than 60 days for each such conviction. Each day that
a violation of any of the provisions of this article continues shall
be deemed and taken to be a separate and distinct violation.
