Desecration and defacement

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§507. Desecration and defacement

1.  A person is guilty of desecration and defacement if he intentionally desecrates any public monument or structure, any place of worship or burial, or any private structure not owned by him.  

[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]

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).


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