Code of Alabama - Title 13A: Criminal Code - Section 13A-11-12 - Desecration of venerated objects

Section 13A-11-12 - Desecration of venerated objects.

(a) A person commits the crime of desecration of venerated objects if he intentionally:

(1) Desecrates any public monument or structure or place of worship or burial; or

(2) Desecrates in a public place the United States or Alabama flag or any other object of veneration by the public or a substantial segment thereof.

(b) Desecration of venerated objects is a Class A misdemeanor.

(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5555.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021