Criminal Offenses - As enacted, specifies that, in regard to the criminal offense of desecration of a venerated object, "desecrate" includes, but is not limited to, the removal of objects from a place of burial by a person other than a family member of the deceased or an authorized representative of the cemetery. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 46.

Summary

The bill expands the legal definition of “desecrate” to include taking items from a gravesite by anyone who isn’t a family member or cemetery official. It amends existing criminal statutes in Titles 39 and 46. The change aims to protect burial sites from unauthorized removal of objects.

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