Oklahoma § 21-1167 - Destruction, mutilation, etc. of cemetery structures,

§ 21-1167. Destruction, mutilation, etc. of cemetery structures,

markers, etc. – Sale or barter of veteran markers.

Every person who:

1. Shall willfully with malicious intent destroy, mutilate,

deface, injure or remove any tomb, monument or gravestone, or other

structure placed in any cemetery or private burying ground, or any

fence, railing, or other work for the protection or ornament of any

such cemetery or place of burial of any human being, or tomb,

monument or gravestone, memento, veteran marker from any war, or

memorial, or other structure aforesaid, or of any lot within a

cemetery, or shall willfully or with malicious intent destroy, cut,

break, or injure any tree, shrub or plant, within the limits

thereof; or

2. Knowingly buys, sells or barters for profit any veteran

marker from any war that is placed on a lot within a cemetery or

place of burial of any human being,

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if the amount of damage is less

than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), and shall, upon conviction

thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than

ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In

addition, the court shall require the person to perform not more

than one hundred twenty (120) hours of community service. If the

amount of damage exceeds Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) the

person shall be guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction

thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than Two Thousand Five

Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail

for not less than six (6) months, or by both such fine and

imprisonment. In addition, the court shall require the person to

perform not more than two hundred forty (240) hours of community

service. The court shall not suspend any portion of the community

service requirement set forth in this section.

R.L. 1910, § 2462. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 193, § 2, eff. Nov. 1,

1989; Laws 2001, c. 386, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2003, c. 179,

§ 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2005, c. 225, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.