Destroying cemetery railing or tomb

1. Law
2. District of Columbia Code
3. Criminal Offenses and Penalties
4. Trespass; Injuries to Property
5. Destroying cemetery railing or tomb

If any person shall maliciously cut down, demolish, or otherwise injure any railing, fence, or inclosure around or upon any cemetery, or shall injure or deface any tomb or inscription thereon, such person shall be fined not more than $100.

(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1327, ch. 854, § 850; May 21, 1994, D.C. Law 10-119, § 2(v), 41 DCR 1639.)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 22-3114.

1973 Ed., § 22-3114.

Cross References

Burning of cross or other religious symbol, see § 22-3312.02.

Defacement of public or private building or property, see § 22-3312.01.

Wearing of masks for particular purposes, see § 22-3312.03.

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