{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-451.040","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 451.040","heading":"Seizure of remains for debt; interference with dead body; penalty.","body":"1. Every person who shall arrest or attach the dead body of a human being upon a debt or demand, or shall detain or claim to detain it for any debt or demand or upon any pretended lien or charge, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.\n2. Every person who, without authority of law, shall obstruct or detain a person engaged in carrying or accompanying the dead body of a human being to a place of burial or cremation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 40 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 451 - DEAD BODIES","MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-451.html#NRS451Sec040","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:40Z","sha256":"2ccbb0b573b10996fdc23ce1d1127b76a492334ac3e59d4e670685f79b20eb4e","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-451.030","next":"us-nv/nrs-451.045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}