Ohio HB879 prohibits unlawful removal of items used as memorials for the dead and causing physical harm to burial sites.

Ohio HB879 amends the Revised Code to prohibit the unlawful removal of items used as memorials for the dead, such as tombs, monuments, gravestones, or other similar structures. It also bans causing physical harm to places of burial, including breaking and entering into tombs, crypts, caskets, or other structures used as memorials or enclosures for the dead. The bill classifies such actions as vandalism, with penalties varying based on the value of the property or the amount of physical harm involved.

Ohio HB879 prohibits unlawful removal of items used as memorials for the dead and causing physical harm to burial sites.

Ohio HB879 amends the Revised Code to prohibit the unlawful removal of items used as memorials for the dead, such as tombs, monuments, gravestones, or other similar structures. It also bans causing physical harm to places of burial, including breaking and entering into tombs, crypts, caskets, or other structures used as memorials or enclosures for the dead. The bill classifies such actions as vandalism, with penalties varying based on the value of the property or the amount of physical harm involved.