{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-194.425","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 194.425","heading":"Abandonment of a corpse without notifying authorities, penalty.","body":"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.\n2. Abandonment of a corpse is a class E felony.","path":["Title XII - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","Chapter 194 - Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=194.425","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:26Z","sha256":"26e2e90886e657413d84b8b1be56a283903541cc91fd8dd6251bd52807079c4f","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-194.410","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-194.500"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}