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LexisNexis(TM) Academic -Document <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />Home Sources How Do I? Site Map What's New Help <br />Search Terms: 18-9-113 <br />FOCUS'"' ~~~ Edit Search <br />`auLah~T=~ , Ix~i ,• ~ ~~_1 E.NA_ I: ~.~' ~ -~; FO[t Document 1 of 1. <br />COLORADO REVISED STATUTES <br />*** THIS SECTION IS CURRENT THROUGH THE 2002 SUPPLEMENT (2002 SESSIONS) *** <br />TITLE 18. CRIMINAL CODE <br />ARTICLE 9. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE, ORDER, AND DECENCY <br />PART 1. PUBLIC PEACE AND ORDER <br />GO TO CODE ARCHIVE DIRECTORY FOR THIS 7URISDICTION <br />C.R.S. 18-9-113 (2002) <br />18-9-113. Desecration of venerated objects <br />(1) (a) A person commits a class 3 misdemeanor if he knowingly desecrates any public monument or <br />structure or desecrates in a public place any other object of veneration by the public. <br />(b) Except as otherwise provided in section 24-80-1305, C.R.S., with respect to the disturbance of an <br />unmarked human burial, a person commits a class 1 misdereanor if he knowingly desecrates any place of <br />worship or burial of human remains. <br />(c) The court shall order that any person convicted pursuant to this section make restitution to cover the <br />costs of repairing any damages to any monument, headstone, memorial marker, structure, or place that are <br />the result of such person's conduct. Such restitution shall be paid to any person or entity that repairs such <br />damages, as required in article 18.5 of title 16, C.R.S. <br />(2) The term "desecrate" means defacing, damaging, polluting, or otherwise physically mistreating in a way <br />that the defendant knows will outrage the sensibilities of persons likely to observe or discover his action or its <br />result. <br />HISTORY: Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 470, § 1.C.R.S. 1963: §_40-9-114. L. 77: (1) amended, p. 969, § 54, <br />effective July 1.L. 82: (1) amended, p. 324, § 1, effective March 25.L. 90: (1)(b) amended, p. 1282, § 7, <br />effective May 9. L. 91: (1)(c) added, p. 407, § 16, effective tune 6. L. 2000: (1)(c) amended, p. 1051, § 19, <br />effective September 1. <br />Document 1 of 1. <br />Terms & Conditions Privacy _C_ppy_rioht_© 2003 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reservf <br />http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=34d1 da26e467180bcOcbcf4f3861 a87e&... 5/3/2003 <br />