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Iowa Code § 708.14: Abuse of a corpse.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)
  2. Chapter 708 - ASSAULT

1. A person commits abuse of a human corpse if the person does any of the following:

a. Mutilates, disfigures, or dismembers a human corpse with the intent to conceal a crime.

b. Hides or buries a human corpse with the intent to conceal a crime.

c. Fails to disclose the known location of a corpse with the intent to conceal a crime.

2. A person who violates this section commits a class “C” felony.

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