{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-12-161","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-12-161","heading":"Removal of body parts from scene of death or dismemberment; criminal penalty.","body":"(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to remove from the scene of the death or dismemberment of any person any human body part; provided, however, that this Code section shall not apply to a law enforcement officer acting in the lawful discharge of his or her official duties, or to any person acting under the direction of a law enforcement officer, a physician or an emergency medical technician in the course of their professions, or in the absence of any such person to any person who transports such body part directly to a medical facility, law enforcement agency, or licensed funeral home, although all such persons remain obligated to comply with the provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 16 of Title 45 concerning death investigations.\n(b) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 12 Offenses Against Public Health and Morals","Article 6 Human Body Traffic"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.16.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"3ba9742c73c26c40533aa52470f87fd13db2e4201197c60dbbaaf8a1fb527216","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-12-160","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-12-170"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}