2023 Delaware Code
Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES
Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency
§ 1305. Desecration; class A misdemeanor.
(a) A person is guilty of desecration if the person attempts or does intentionally deface, damage, pollute or otherwise physically mistreat any of the following:
(1) A burial place.
(2) A public monument or structure.
(3) A place of worship or place primarily used for religious purposes.
(4) A school, educational institution, or community center.
(b) (1) Any person who commits desecration of a burial place is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and upon conviction the court may impose a fine of up to $2,300.
(2) Any person who commits desecration under paragraph (a)(2) through (a)(4) of this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(3) The penalty for a violation of this section may include restitution and 250 hours of community service.
(c) The Superior Court has exclusive jurisdiction over a violation of this section.
11 Del. C. 1953, § 1331; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1; 65 Del. Laws, c. 463, §§ 1, 2; 67 Del. Laws, c. 130, § 8; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 83 Del. Laws, c. 477, § 2;
