PENNSYLVANIA, March 2 - (b) Grading of offense.--Desecration of a public monument

constitutes a:

(1) Misdemeanor of the first degree when the damage to

the property is at least $200 but less than $2,000.

(2) Felony of the third degree when the damage to the

property is more than $2,000 but less than $100,000.

(3) Felony of the second degree when the damage to the

property is at least $100,000 but less than $500,000.

(4) Felony of the first degree when the damage to the

property is $500,000 or more.

(c) Restitution.--A person convicted of violating this

section shall, in addition to any other fines or court fees

imposed, be sentenced to pay restitution in an amount equal to

the cost of the property damage, including the cost of

replacement of the public monument or the fence, railing,

enclosure or other work for the protection of the public

monument, as applicable.

(d) Removal of public monument.--A public monument may not

be permanently removed, except as specifically approved by an

act of the General Assembly. This subsection applies to

monuments erected by the Commonwealth or any municipality if any

money of the Commonwealth was used in the construction or

erection of the public monument.

(e) Jurisdiction to prosecute.--

(1) A district attorney shall have jurisdiction to

prosecute an alleged violation under subsection (a) when the

property on which the public monument is situated is owned by

a municipality within the county.

(2) The Attorney General shall have jurisdiction to

prosecute an alleged violation under subsection (a) when the

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