Defacing objects of public respect

1. Law
2. Arkansas Code
3. Criminal Offenses
4. Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare
5. Riots, Disorderly Conduct, Etc.
6. Offenses Generally
7. Defacing objects of public respect

1. (a) A person commits the offense of defacing objects of public respect if he or she purposely:

   1. (1) Defaces, mars, or otherwise damages any public monument;

   2. (2) Defaces, mars, or otherwise damages a work of art on display in any public place;

   3. (3) Defaces, mars, desecrates, or otherwise damages any place of worship, cemetery, or burial monument; or

   4. (4) Removes a broken or unbroken, commercial or rock, grave marker for any reason except for cleaning or repair by a family member, caretaker, or preservation organization.

2. (b)

   1. (1)

      1. (A) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(1)(B) of this section, defacing objects of public respect is a Class A misdemeanor if the value of repairing or replacing the damaged object does not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).

      2. (B) Defacing objects of public respect is a Class D felony if the value of repairing or replacing the damaged object does not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) and if the object that is defaced, marred, desecrated, or otherwise damaged is a cemetery or burial monument.

   2. (2)

      1. (A) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2)(B) of this section, defacing objects of public respect is a Class D felony if the value of repairing or replacing the damaged object exceeds five hundred dollars ($500), but does not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).

      2. (B) Defacing objects of public respect is a Class C felony if the value of repairing or replacing the damaged object exceeds five hundred dollars ($500) but does not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) and if the object that is defaced, marred, desecrated, or otherwise damaged is a cemetery or burial monument.

   3. (3)

      1. (A) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(3)(B) of this section, defacing objects of public respect is a Class C felony if the value of repairing or replacing the damaged object exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).

      2. (B) Defacing objects of public respect is a Class B felony if the value of repairing or replacing the damaged object exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) and if the object that is defaced, marred, desecrated, or otherwise damaged is a cemetery or burial monument.

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