{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-6-104","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-6-104","heading":"Desecration of capitol, place of worship, cemetery, or public memorial.","body":"(1) In this section, \"capitol\" means the Montana state capitol building and any permanent monuments on the capitol grounds.\n(2) A person commits the offense of desecration if the person purposely:\n(a) defiles or defaces the capitol or a place of worship, cemetery, or public memorial;\n(b) places on or attaches to the capitol or a place of worship, cemetery, or public memorial any mark, design, or material not properly a part of the capitol, place of worship, cemetery, or public memorial; or\n(c) injures, damages, or destroys any portion of the capitol or of a place of worship, cemetery, or public memorial.\n(3) A person convicted of the offense of desecration shall be:\n(a) incarcerated for any term not to exceed 6 months or be fined an amount not to exceed $500, or both, if the damage does not exceed $1,500; or\n(b) imprisoned in the state prison for any term not to exceed 10 years or be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000, or both, if there is $1,500 or more of damage.\n(4) With regard to the capitol, this section does not apply to displays or actions authorized by the department of administration.","path":["TITLE 45. CRIMES","CHAPTER 6. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY","Part 1. Criminal Mischief and Arson"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0060/part_0010/section_0040/0450-0060-0010-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:32Z","sha256":"183815e3d961a5c803cad9baca5f6bbe6d063678d0fc99352ebdc1976b961268","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-6-103","next":"us-mt/45-6-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}