Maine Statutes
§ 17-A §507 — Desecration and defacement
Maine·Title 17-A MAINE CRIMINAL CODE·Part 2 SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES·Ch. 21 OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
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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Legislative History
PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 710 (AMD).
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