{"id":3064,"date":"2017-10-10T12:33:16","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T19:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/az-personal-injury\/?page_id=3064"},"modified":"2024-10-24T09:32:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T16:32:34","slug":"malicious-damage-motor-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/az-personal-injury\/blog\/malicious-damage-motor-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Malicious Damage to a Motor Vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n

We all take special precautions to avoid damage to our vehicles, such as swerving around a pothole or parking in the \u201cempty\u201d part of the parking lot to avoid a scratch. But, even if you are extremely careful, there are still situations that are unavoidable. One such situation is when someone deliberately causes damage to your vehicle. The rules of insurance make sense for an accident, but what happens when someone intentionally causes malicious damage to a motor vehicle? Are you (the owner) responsible to pay for it?\u00a0 Does insurance cover the costs?<\/p>\n

Malicious Damage to A Motor Vehicle<\/h4>\n

Malicious damage to a motor vehicle is when the damage was motivated by malice, vindictiveness or spite. This action is considered a criminal damage offense in Arizona<\/a> and can be either a misdemeanor or felony, depending on the damage.\u00a0ARS 13-602<\/a> defines the following actions as criminal damage:<\/p>\n