Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 11.83

A person commits the offense of cemetery vandalism when he[, without proper legal

authority,] wilfully and knowingly

[1] [(destroys) (damages)] the remains of a deceased human being.

[or]

[2] removes any portion of the remains of a deceased human being from a [(burial

ground where skeletal remains are buried) (grave) (crypt) (vault) (mausoleum) (repository of

human remains)].

[or]

[3] desecrates human remains.

[or]

[4] [(obliterates) (vandalizes) (desecrates)]

[a] a [(burial ground where skeletal remains are buried) (grave) (crypt) (vault)

(mausoleum) (repository of human remains)] and the amount of damage is [(less

than $500) (at least $500 and less than $10,000) (at least $10,000 and less than

$100,000) ($100,000 or more)].

[or]

[b] a park or other area clearly designated to preserve and perpetuate the memory

of a deceased person or group of persons and the amount of damage is [(less than

$500) (at least $500 and less than $10,000) (at least $10,000 and less than

$100,000) ($100,000 or more)].

[or]

[c] [(plants) (trees) (shrubs) (flowers)] located upon or around a repository for

human remains or within a human graveyard or cemetery and the amount of

damage is [(less than $500) (at least $500 and less than $10,000) (at least

$10,000 and less than $100,000) ($100,000 or more)].

[or]

[d] [(fence) (rail) (curb) [or structure of a similar nature]] intended for the

protection or ornamentation of any [( tomb) (monument) (gravestone) [or other

structure of like character]] and the amount of damage is [(less than $500) (at

least $500 and less than $10,000) (at least $10,000 and less than $100,000)

($100,000 or more)].

[or]

[5] [(defaces) (vandalizes) (injures) (removes)] a [(gravestone or other memorial)

(monument) (marker commemorating a deceased person [or group of persons] )] [whether

located within or outside of a recognized [(cemetery) (memorial park) (battlefield)]] and

damages [(at least one but no more than 4 gravestones) (at least 5 but no more than 10

gravestones) (more than 10 gravestones)].