Ga. Code § 16-7-23 : CRIMES AND OFFENSES — DAMAGE TO AND INTRUSION UPON PROPERTY — CRIMINAL TRESPASS AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY — GENERAL PROVISIONS —7-23 - Criminal damage to property in the second degree TEXT PDF (a) A person commits the offense of criminal damage to property in the second degree when he: (1) Intentionally damages any property of another person without his consent and the damage thereto exceeds $500.00; or (2) Recklessly or intentionally, by means of fire or explosive, damages property of another person. (b) A person convicted of the offense of criminal damage to property in the second degree shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years. OCGA § 16-7-23 Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 530,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2008.