Prohibit unlawful removal of item used as a memorial for the dead

Summary

The bill adds a new crime that bars anyone without permission from taking any item or adornment from a tomb, monument, gravestone, or similar memorial. It also makes causing serious physical harm to those structures a felony vandalism, with penalties that rise based on the value of the damage. The law applies to private individuals and government entities, protecting cemeteries and burial sites.

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