17-A §507. Desecration and defacement
Title 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE
Part 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES
Chapter 21: OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
§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.
[ 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.
[ 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW) .]
3. Desecration is a Class D crime.
[ 1983, c. 710, (AMD) .]
SECTION HISTORY
1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). 1983, c. 710, (AMD).