Sec. 19-47.2. Malicious injury to public or religious buildings
or property.[333]
(a) No person shall do any of the following acts:
(1) Wilfully destroy, defile, deface or otherwise injure
any public building or property or part thereof or appurtenance
thereto.
(2) Wilfully destroy, defile, deface or otherwise injure
any building or structure used or designed for use as a place
of religious worship or instruction or any part thereof or
appurtenance thereto, or any book, religious vestment, furniture,
ornament, musical instrument, article of silver or plated
ware or other chattel or property kept therein.
(3) Brand, write, mark or paint any sign, letters or
characters of an obscene or disparaging nature on any public
building or monument or upon any building or structure used
or designed for use as a place of religious worship or instruction
or upon any part of such buildings, whether such part is
interior or exterior.
(4) Attempt to commit any acts prohibited by this section.
(b) The possession of paint, ink, stain, varnish, dye or any
other substance which leaves a mark, without authority of
the owner, lessee or agent of the owner, by a person apprehended
upon public property, in a public building or upon the
grounds of any building or structure used or designed to be
used as a place of religious worship or instruction shall be
prima facie evidence of an intent to defile, deface, brand,
write, mark or paint such structure or building as is prohibited
by this section. (3-7-60.)
