(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.
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