Code of Alabama - Title 13A: Criminal Code - Section 13A-11-13 - Abuse of corpse
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Section 13A-11-13 - Abuse of corpse.
(a) A person commits the crime of abuse of a corpse if, except as otherwise authorized by law, he knowingly treats a human corpse in a way that would outrage ordinary family sensibilities. Abuse of a corpse may include knowingly and willfully signing a certificate as having embalmed, cremated, or prepared a human body for disposition when, in fact, the services were not performed as indicated.
(b) Abuse of a corpse is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5560; Act 2002-239, p. 498, §1.)
Sections: 13A-11-7 13A-11-8 13A-11-9 13A-11-10 13A-11-10.1 13A-11-11 13A-11-12 13A-11-13 13A-11-14 13A-11-15 13A-11-16 13A-11-17 13A-11-30 13A-11-31 13A-11-32
Last modified: February 19, 2012
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