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§ 145.00 Criminal mischief in the fourth degree. A person is guilty of criminal mischief in the fourth degree when, having no right to do so nor any reasonable ground to believe that he or she has such right, he or she: 1. Intentionally damages property of another person; or 2. Intentionally participates in the destruction of an abandoned building as defined in section one thousand nine hundred seventy-one-a of the real property actions and proceedings law; or 3. Recklessly damages property of another person in an amount exceeding two hundred fifty dollars; or 4. With intent to prevent a person from communicating a request for emergency assistance, intentionally disables or removes telephonic, TTY or similar communication sending equipment while that person: (a) is attempting to seek or is engaged in the process of seeking emergency assistance from police, law enforcement, fire or emergency medical services personnel; or (b) is attempting to seek or is engaged in the process of seeking emergency assistance from another person or entity in order to protect himself, herself or a third person from imminent physical injury. The fact that the defendant has an ownership interest in such equipment shall not be a defense to a charge pursuant to this subdivision. Criminal mischief in the fourth degree is a class A misdemeanor.

If you were arrested at the time, the statute of limitations was satisfied. However, if you were in jail under the same name and date of birth, you may have a speedy trial defense. I suggest you retain a good criminal defense attorney.

You should get an attorney. If there was no actual driving, then you should have an attorney handle your case, enter a not guilty plea, at set it for trial. Now there may be more to your case than that, so I would recommend at least speaking to an attorney about your case in more detail. You can reach me through my website if you would like to discuss this in more detail.