Desecration of Venerated Objects.
Known as the Alabama Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 13A-10-1 to 13A-9-92 (653 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Texas v. Johnson (1989)
Most recently applied in 219 Wis. 2d 362 - State v. Janssen (June 1998)
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5555.)
(a) A person commits the crime of desecration of venerated objects if he intentionally:
(1) Desecrates any public monument or structure or place of worship or burial; or
(2) Desecrates in a public place the United States or Alabama flag or any other object of veneration by the public or a substantial segment thereof.
(b) Desecration of venerated objects is a Class A misdemeanor.
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.