[Lanny_McDonald]

You did such a phenomenal job of explaining the difference in the law (criminal versus civil) to clarify the the issue - no, not really. Makarov did a good job of that. You did nothing and injected more confusion by introducing something and not explaining the difference. Makarov was kind enough to explain the difference between the two concepts and how they apply. Still lots of questions out there though and I’m hoping the real lawyer will help out.

Question to Makarov, what determines criminality in the damage to property? Intent? Action? Value? It seems the statutes referenced are pretty broad and open to interpretation. In the US, the Sheriff has been involved with such complaints/investigations, so where is the line drawn? Having been involved in several of these instances on the course side of things, I understand the possible civil repercussions from adjacent land owners (never had a judgement go against the facility) but from a player causing damage perspective, where is this line? Posted signs of responsibility don’t mean anything, and the hope of getting damages paid by the facility are almost zero, so how else does a land owner get who they suspect of doing doing damage to pay up without first involving an authority in the shape of law enforcement to force the issue?