{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-13-101","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 18-13-101","heading":"Abuse of a corpse - penalty - repeal.","body":"(1) A person commits abuse of a corpse if, without statutory or court-ordered authority, the person:\n\n(a) Removes the body or remains of any person from a grave or other place of sepulcher without the consent of the person who has the right to dispose of the remains pursuant to section 15-19-106; or\n\n(b) Treats the body or remains of any person in a way that would outrage normal family sensibilities, including by:\n\n(I) Dismembering or mutilating a body;\n\n(II) Hiding or concealing a body;\n\n(III) Improperly allowing a body to decompose;\n\n(IV) Improperly disposing of a body, including by throwing the body in the trash, burning the body, or abandoning the body on public or private property;\n\n(V) Removing an organ from a body without permission, except as permitted by industry standards pursuant to article 135 of title 12;\n\n(VI) Selling a body or human remains; or\n\n(VII) Transporting or storing a body in a degrading manner, which may include the piling or stacking of human bodies:\n\n(A) In a manner that does not align with recognized industry standards and methods accepted by individuals licensed pursuant to article 135 of title 12; or\n\n(B) Without storing the bodies in proper containers.\n\n(2) (a) (I) Abuse of a corpse committed before January 1, 2027, is a class 6 felony.\n\n(II) This subsection (2)(a) is repealed, effective January 1, 2028.\n\n(b) Abuse of a corpse committed on or after January 1, 2027, is a class 5 felony.\n\n(3) (a) A defendant may not be convicted of both abuse of a corpse, as described in subsection (1) of this section, and tampering with a deceased human body, as described in section 18-8-610.5 (1), if the act arises out of a single incident.\n\n(b) If a defendant is charged with both abuse of a corpse, as described in subsection (1) of this section, and tampering with a deceased human body, as described in section 18-8-610.5 (1), the court shall proceed pursuant to section 18-1-408.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE","Article 13 - Miscellaneous Offenses"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-18.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"791a0aee439d8e78d0f24cf0c0a8ce5d05a8e613a3a3dc8053e0e056ac7c74f4","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-12-506","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-13-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}