Maine § 17-A §507 Desecration and defacement

Maine Statutes

§ 17-A §507 — Desecration and defacement

Maine § 17-A §507

Title 17-AMAINE CRIMINAL CODE

Part 2SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES

Ch. 21OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 17-A §507 (2026).

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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.

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.

3.Desecration is a Class D crime.

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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.
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.
3.
Desecration is a Class D crime.