Any person who takes justice in his/her own hands rather than resorting to a public authority for purposes of exercising an existing or alleged right shall incur a misdemeanor.\nIf the crime is committed through violence or intimidation against persons or by force upon objects, the offender shall incur a fourth degree felony.\nHistory —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 279, eff. May 1, 2005.
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