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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
1. No person may intentionally or knowingly destroy, mutilate, deface, injure or remove any tomb, monument, gravestone, marker or other structure placed or designed as a memorial for the dead, or any portion or fragment of any such memorial, or any fence, railing, curb or other enclosure for the burial of the dead.
2. Subsection 1 does not apply to any person:
A. Who performs an act as authorized under Title 13, section 1371; or
B. Who meets the requirements governing eminent domain as established by state or federal law.
3. Any person who violates subsection 1 commits a Class D crime.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A. Maine Criminal Code § 507-A. Interference with cemetery or burial ground - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-17-a-maine-criminal-code/me-rev-st-tit-17-a-sect-507-a/
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