9.11.100 Criminal Desecration.
Criminal desecration is:
(1) 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 the coffin, urn or other article containing a dead body or remains of any human being.
(2) By means other than by fire or explosive:
(a) Damaging, defacing or destroying the flag, ensign or other symbol of the United States or the state in which another has a property interest without the consent of other such persons;
(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 other property in a cemetery; or
(d) Damaging, defacing or destroying any place of worship.
(3) Criminal desecration as described in subsections (2)(b), (2)(c) and (2)(d) is a Class A Public Offense if the property is damaged to the extent of less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
(4) Criminal desecration as described in Section (1) and subsection (2)(a) is a Class A Public Offense. (Ord. 06-71 § 10, 2006; Ord. 05-103 § 3, 2005; Ord. 93-09 § 22, 1993; Ord. 83-75 § 2, 1983.)