§507. Desecration and defacement
1.
A person is guilty of desecration and defacement if that person intentionally desecrates any public monument or structure, any place of worship or burial or any private structure not owned by that person.
[RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. F, §17 (COR).]
2.
As used in this section, "desecrate" means marring, defacing, damaging or otherwise physically mistreating, in a way that will outrage the sensibilities of an ordinary person likely to observe or discover the actions.
[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
3.
Desecration is a Class D crime.
[PL 1983, c. 710 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 710 (AMD). RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. F, §17 (COR).