To be clear, what this means is that stealing a Will, a $475 Glock handgun, a $35,000 Toyota Camry, a $200 fire extinguisher, lumber from a construction site, or jewelry worth $1000 results in the same criminal charge. The punishment for a felony of the third degree is imprisonment up to five years and fines up to $5,000. Interesting, huh?
(1) Any person who willfully and maliciously injures, destroys, removes, or in any manner interferes with the use of, any vehicles, tools, equipment, water supplies, hydrants, towers, buildings, communication facilities, or other instruments or facilities used in the detection, reporting, suppression, or extinguishment of fire shall be guilty of a felony of the third …
How bad is it to steal a fire extinguisher? – Fire safety
If you steal a firearm, stop sign, a cow, or a fire extinguisher, it is a third degree felony. Or if you damage property in excess of $1,000 while committing the theft it is a first degree felony. If there is a STATE OF EMERGENCY declared all theft crimes go up a degree.
Stealing fire extinguishers creates a safety hazard, which is why stealing one is a third-degree felony. “It carries five years in prison,” city attorney Bill Lisch said.
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Reference:
https://www.usfa.fema.gov/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_extinguisher