Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-9-113 — Desecration of venerated objects.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 1: PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-9-113
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(1) (a) A person commits a class 2 misdemeanor if he or she knowingly desecrates any public monument or structure or desecrates in a public place any other object of veneration by the public. (b) Except as otherwise provided in section 24-80-1305, with respect to the disturbance of an unmarked human burial, a person commits a class 2 misdemeanor if he or she knowingly desecrates any place of worship or burial of human remains. (c) The court shall order that any person convicted pursuant to this section make restitution to cover the costs of repairing any damages to any monument, headstone, memorial marker, structure, or place that are the result of such person's conduct. Such restitution shall be paid to any person or entity that repairs such damages, as required in article 18.5 of title 16, C.R.S. (2) The term "desecrate" means defacing, damaging, polluting, or otherwise physically mistreating in a way that the defendant knows will outrage the sensibilities of persons likely to observe or discover his action or its result.
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Is desecration of venerated objects a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Desecration of venerated objects is a class 2 misdemeanor in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-9-113.
Which Colorado statute covers desecration of venerated objects?
Desecration of venerated objects is governed by C.R.S. § 18-9-113 (Desecration of venerated objects).
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