166.075 Abuse of venerated objects

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OR Code › Title 16 › Chapter 166 › Section 166.075

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(1) A person commits the crime of abuse of venerated objects if the person intentionally abuses a public monument or structure, a place of worship or the national or state flag.

(2) As used in this section and ORS 166.085 (Abuse of corpse in the second degree) , “abuse” means to deface, damage, defile or otherwise physically mistreat in a manner likely to outrage public sensibilities.

(3) Abuse of venerated objects is a Class C misdemeanor. [1971 c.743 §224; 1995 c.261 §2]

Source: Section 166.075 — Abuse of venerated objects , https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors166.html (accessed May 26, 2025).

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