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Pennsylvania · Through 2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)

18 Pa.C.S. § 5510: Abuse of corpse.

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  1. Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
  2. PART II DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES
  3. ARTICLE F OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND DECENCY
  4. CHAPTER 55 RIOT, DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND RELATED OFFENSES
  5. SUBCHAPTER A DEFINITION OF OFFENSES GENERALLY

Except as authorized by law, a person who treats a corpse in a way that he knows would outrage ordinary family sensibilities commits a misdemeanor of the second degree.

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