Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 13A-11-12 (2026)
Desecration of Venerated Objects.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
(a) A person commits the crime of desecration of venerated objects if he intentionally:
(1) Desecrates any public monument or structure or place of worship or burial; or
(2) Desecrates in a public place the United States or Alabama flag or any other object of veneration by the public or a substantial segment thereof.
(b) Desecration of venerated objects is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5555.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1989–1998 · leading case: Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989).
Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989). “[1] See Ala. Code § 13A-11-12 (1982); Ariz. Rev. Stat.”
Carpenter v. State, 597 So. 2d 757 (Ala. Crim. App. 1992). “Barry Gene Carpenter, the appellant, was convicted for the criminal offense of desecration of a venerated object as defined in Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-11-12. His sentence of 30 days in jail was suspended for 12 months, conditioned upon his good behavior.”
State v. Janssen, 580 N.W.2d 260 (Wis. 1998). “See Ala. Code § 13A-11-12 (1994); Ariz. Rev. Stat.”
— Ala. Code § 13A-11-12(a)(2) — 1 case
Carpenter v. State, 597 So. 2d 757 (Ala. Crim. App. 1992). “Barry Gene Carpenter, the appellant, was convicted for the criminal offense of desecration of a venerated object as defined in Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-11-12. His sentence of 30 days in jail was suspended for 12 months, conditioned upon his good behavior.”
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