18 U.S.C. § 1369

Destruction of veterans’ memorials

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(a) Whoever, in a circumstance described in subsection (b), willfully injures or destroys, or attempts to injure or destroy, any structure, plaque, statue, or other monument on public property commemorating the service of any person or persons in the armed forces of the United States shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.(b) A circumstance described in this subsection is that—(1) in committing the offense described in subsection (a), the defendant travels or causes another to travel in interstate or foreign commerce, or uses the mail or an instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce; or(2) the structure, plaque, statue, or other monument described in subsection (a) is located on property owned by, or under the jurisdiction of, the Federal Government.(Added Pub. L. 108–29, § 2(a), May 29, 2003, 117 Stat. 772.)Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesShort Title of 2003 Amendment

Pub. L. 108–29, § 1, May 29, 2003, 117 Stat. 772, provided that: “This Act [enacting this section and provisions set out as a note under section 109 of Title 23, Highways] may be cited as the ‘Veterans’ Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2003’.”

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2015–2022 · leading case: Monumental Task Comm., Inc. v. Foxx, 157 F. Supp. 3d 573 (E.D. La. 2016).

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Monumental Task Comm., Inc. v. Foxx, 157 F. Supp. 3d 573 (E.D. La. 2016). · cites it 3× “and Recognition Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1369 . Plaintiffs invoke the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.”

Monumental Task Comm., Inc. v. Foxx, 259 F. Supp. 3d 494 (E.D. La. 2017). “3d at 591 (emphasis added) (citing 18 U.S.C. § 1369 ). This Court further explained that “[decisions whether to prosecute or file-criminal-charges are generally within the prosecutor’s decision.”

United Daughters of the Confederacy, N.C. Div. v. City of Winston-Salem (N.C. 2022). · cites it 5× “at 415 (citing 18 U.S.C. § 1369 (2018) (imposing criminal penalties upon anyone who destroys or attempts to destroy a monument “commemorating the service of any person or persons in the armed forces of the United States” that is located on federally owned or controlled land.”

United Daughters Of The Confederacy, NC Div. (N.C. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “The dissent cites to several statutes including our General Statutes, Chapter 100 (“Monuments, Memorials and Parks”), as well as 18 U.S.C. § 1369 (“Destruction of veterans’ memorials”) and 36 CFR § 60.”

Gary David Bray & Texas Div., Sons of Confederate Vets., Inc., & David Steven Littlefield v. Gregory L. Fenves, in His Capacity as the President of the Univ. of Texas at Austin (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 5× “Code, 18 U.S.C. § 1369 ,Veterans Memorial Preservation And Recognition Act…………………………………….”

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