§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).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE
Chapter 21: OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
17-A §501. Disorderly conduct (REPEALED)
17-A §501-A. Disorderly conduct
17-A §502. Failure to disperse
17-A §505. Obstructing public ways
17-A §506. Harassment by telephone or by electronic communication device
17-A §506-B. Violation of protective order
17-A §507. Desecration and defacement
17-A §507-A. Interference with cemetery or burial ground
17-A §507-B. Illegal possession or sale of gravestones
17-A §509. False public alarm or report
17-A §510. Cruelty to animals (REPEALED)
17-A §511. Violation of privacy
17-A §511-A. Unauthorized dissemination of certain private images
17-A §512. Failure to report treatment of a gunshot wound
17-A §513. Maintaining an unprotected well
17-A §514. Abandoning an airtight container