Missouri · Through 2026 legislative session (floor)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 194.425: Abandonment of a corpse without notifying authorities, penalty.

Where this section sits in the code

Title XII - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies

1. A person commits the crime of abandonment of a corpse if that person abandons, disposes, deserts or leaves a corpse without properly reporting the location of the body to the proper law enforcement officials in that county.

2. Abandonment of a corpse is a class E felony.

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