21-6205. Criminal desecration.

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(a)Criminal desecration is:

(1)Knowingly obtaining or attempting to obtain unauthorized control of a dead body or remains of any human being or the coffin, urn or other article containing a dead body or remains of any human being; or

(2)recklessly, by means other than by fire or explosive:

(A)Damaging, defacing or destroying the flag, ensign or other symbol of the United States or this state in which another has a property interest without the consent of such other person;

(B)damaging, defacing or destroying any public monument or structure;

(C)damaging, defacing or destroying any tomb, monument, memorial, marker, grave, vault, crypt gate, tree, shrub, plant or any other property in a cemetery; or

(D)damaging, defacing or destroying any place of worship.

(b)Criminal desecration as defined in:

(1)Subsections (a)(2)(B), (a)(2)(C) or (a)(2)(D) if the property is damaged to the extent of:

(A)$25,000 or more is a severity level 7, nonperson felony;

(B)at least $1,000 but less than $25,000 is a severity level 9, nonperson felony; and

(C)less than $1,000 is a class A nonperson misdemeanor; and

(2)subsections (a)(1) or (a)(2)(A) is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.