Vandalism to a place of worship

(a) A person commits the offense of vandalism to a place of worship when he maliciously defaces or desecrates a church, synagogue, or other place of public religious worship. 113 16-7-29 (b) A person convicted of the offense of vandalism to a place of worship shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years. (Ga. L. 1967, p. 457, § 1; Code 1933, § 26-1505, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.)