This bill concerns criminal conduct on public lands. This bill: - defines terms; - creates the Public Lands Restoration and Protection Fund (fund) to be administered by the State Historic Preservation Office; - amends the criminal offense of defacing by graffiti on public lands, including to add conduct involving natural and archaeological features; - amends penalty provisions for certain criminal violations of the offense of antiquities alteration, removal, injury, or destruction; - provides that a court may order criminal restitution to be deposited into the fund for a violation of:defacing by graffiti, damage, or destruction on public lands; orantiquities alteration, removal, injury, or destruction, if the violation is on state lands; and - makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 76-6-107.5
Substitute #1: 76-6-107.5, 76-6-902
Enrolled: 76-6-107.5, 76-6-902
Amended 3/3/2026 18:03:811: 76-6-107.5, 76-6-902
Substitute #2: 76-6-107.5, 76-6-902