§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).