{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-3307","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 3307","heading":"Institutional vandalism.","body":"(a) Offenses defined.--A person commits the offense of institutional vandalism if he knowingly desecrates, as defined in section 5509 (relating to desecration or sale of venerated objects), vandalizes, defaces or otherwise damages:\n(1) any church, synagogue or other facility or place used for religious worship or other religious purposes;\n(2) any cemetery, mortuary or other facility used for the purpose of burial or memorializing the dead;\n(3) any school, educational facility, community center, municipal building, courthouse facility, State or local government building or vehicle or juvenile detention center;\n(4) the grounds adjacent to and owned or occupied by any facility set forth in paragraph (1), (2) or (3); or\n(5) any personal property located in any facility set forth in this subsection.\n(a.1) Illegal possession.--A person commits the offense of institutional vandalism if, with intent to violate subsection (a), the person carries an aerosol spray-paint can, broad-tipped indelible marker or similar marking device onto property identified in subsection (a).\n(b) Grading.--An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if the act is one of desecration as defined in section 5509 or if the actor causes pecuniary loss in excess of $5,000. Pecuniary loss includes the cost of repair or replacement of the property affected. Otherwise, institutional vandalism is a misdemeanor of the second degree.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","PART II DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES","ARTICLE C OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY","CHAPTER 33 ARSON, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF AND OTHER PROPERTY DESTRUCTION"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=18\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=33\u0026sctn=7\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"5858b31550466ab0714a888f371e1ef233346b6e003176d5ba808817c0d404e1","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-3306","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-3308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}