Damage to mail receptacle -- Penalties -- Greater offenses.
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(1) A person commits the crime of damage to a mail receptacle if the person knowingly damages the condition of a mail receptacle, including:
(a) taking, concealing, damaging, or destroying a key; or
(b) breaking open, tearing down, taking, damaging, or destroying a mail receptacle.
(2)
(a) In determining the degree of an offense committed under Subsection (1), the penalty levels in Subsection 76-6-106(3)(b) apply.
(b) If the act committed amounts to an offense subject to a greater penalty, this subsection does not prohibit prosecution and sentencing for the more serious offense.