Florida Statutes Title XLVI Chapter 872 - Offenses Concerning Dead Bodies And Graves

• 872.01 - Dealing In Dead Bodies.
  Whoever buys, sells, or has in his or her possession for the purpose of buying or selling or trafficking in the dead body of any...
• 872.02 - Injuring Or Removing Tomb Or Monument; Disturbing Contents Of Grave Or Tomb; Penalties.
  (1) A person who willfully and knowingly destroys, mutilates, defaces, injures, or removes any tomb, monument, gravestone, burial mound, earthen or shell monument containing human skeletal...
• 872.03 - Cremating Human Bodies; Limitation.
  (1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to cremate any dead human body prior to the expiration of 48 hours after the...
• 872.04 - Autopsies; Consent Required, Exception.
  (1) “Autopsy” means a postmortem dissection of a dead human body in order to determine the cause, seat, or nature of disease or injury and includes...
• 872.05 - Unmarked Human Burials.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—It is the intent of the Legislature that all human burials and human skeletal remains be accorded equal treatment and respect based upon common...
• 872.06 - Abuse Of A Dead Human Body; Penalty.
  (1) As used in this section, the term “sexual abuse” means:(a) Anal or vaginal penetration of a dead human body by the sexual organ of a person...

Last modified: September 23, 2016