AR HB1015

Adds definition of "public monument" to Arkansas Code § 5-71-101 as an object on public land commemorating a person or event with artistic, historic, social, political, technical, or architectural importance to a social group.

Changes Arkansas Code § 5-71-215 offense title from "defacing objects" to "defacing an object" of public respect and adds "vandalizes" and "destroys" to the list of prohibited actions against public monuments and works of art.

Establishes tiered felony penalties for damaging public monuments based on repair/replacement value: Class D felony if damage exceeds $500 but does not exceed $2,500; Class C felony if damage exceeds $2,500.

Elevates penalties for damage to cemeteries or burial monuments by one felony class level regardless of damage value (Class D felony for damage under $500, Class C felony for $500-$2,500, Class B felony for damage exceeding $2,500).

Maintains Class A misdemeanor for damage valued at $500 or less, except for cemetery or burial monuments which are charged as Class D felony.