Section 21-6205 - Criminal desecration(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.Amended by L. 2011, ch. 30,§ 47, eff. 7/1/2011.L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-4111; L. 1971, ch. 109, § 2; L. 1992, ch. 298, § 66; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 144; L. 1994, ch. 291, § 39; L. 2006, ch. 194, § 25; May 25; L. 2010, ch. 136, § 183, July 1, 2011.