{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-10-403","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 10–403","heading":"","body":"(a) This section does not apply to:\n(1) a person acting in the course of medical, archaeological, educational, or scientific study;\n(2) a licensed mortician or other professional who transports human remains in the course of carrying out professional duties; or\n(3) a person acting under the authority of:\n(i) § 10-402 of this subtitle; or\n(ii) § 4-215 or § 5-408 of the Health - General Article.\n(b) A person may not knowingly sell, buy, or transport for sale or profit, or offer to buy, sell, or transport for sale or profit:\n(1) unlawfully removed human remains; or\n(2) an associated funerary object obtained in violation of § 10-404 of this subtitle.\n(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.\n(d) The Maryland Historical Trust may appropriate all human remains and associated funerary objects obtained in violation of this subtitle for management, care, and administration until a determination of final disposition as provided by law.\n(e) This section may not be construed to interfere with the normal operation and maintenance of a cemetery including:\n(1) correction of improper burial siting; and\n(2) moving the human remains within a cemetery with the consent of a person who qualifies as an heir as defined in § 1-101 of the Estates and Trusts Article.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=10-403","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"f4e62f65920c3ab29555d4218e69c6ed1c9d761f01fdb920073085c106ce85c8","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-10-402","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-10-404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}