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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Destruction of tombs, monuments, gravestones, etc.--A person who, without authorization of the owner of a historic burial lot or a lineal descendant of the deceased or of the historic burial ground authority, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if:
(1) he intentionally destroys, mutilates, defaces or removes any tomb, monument, gravestone or other structure or any portion or fragment thereof, placed or designed as a memorial for the dead, or any fence, railing, curb or other enclosure for the burial of the dead in a historic burial place; or
(2) he wantonly or maliciously disturbs the contents of any tomb or grave in a historic burial place.
(b) Unlawful possession of monuments, gravestones or certain other structures.--A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if he possesses or sells, offers for sale or attempts to sell or transfers or disposes of any monument, gravestone or other structure or any portion or fragment thereof, placed or designed for a memorial of the dead, knowing that it has been unlawfully removed from a historic burial place.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 9 P.S. Burial Grounds § 215. Offenses - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-9-ps-burial-grounds/pa-st-sect-9-215/
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