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Originally Posted by upflying
I agree the bank may be the lien holder but that is civil law not criminal law. Cops can't arrest for violation of a civil law.
If there is an instance of someone arrested for destroying their own property, that's news to me.
Attached is California's vandalism law. To have a crime, it has to be property that does not belong to you.
594. (a) Every person who maliciously commits any of the following acts with respect to any real or personal property not his or her own, in cases other than those specified by state law, is guilty of vandalism: (1) Defaces with graffiti or other inscribed material. (2) Damages. (3) Destroys. Whenever a person violates this subdivision with respect to real property, vehicles, signs, fixtures, furnishings, or property belonging to any public entity, as defined by Section 811.2 of the Government Code, or the federal government, it shall be a permissive inference that the person neither owned the property nor had the permission of the owner to deface, damage, or destroy the property.
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I certainly am no expert but what about the fact that in many states including Florida. The laptop and car are considered marital assets? You can only legally destroy items that you solely own. This wouldn't be the case with a marital asset. I believe this is semi covered as well in Florida divorce law. You cannot willfully destroy any marital asset for a minimum of 2yrs before filing for divorce. Of course that is covered under civil law only.
Either way they are both nuts lol.