{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-4219","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Health Law § 4219","heading":"Arresting or attaching a dead body of a human being","body":"§ 4219. Arresting or attaching a dead body of a human being. A person\nwho arrests or attaches the dead body of a human being upon any debt or\ndemand whatever, or detains or claims to detain it for any debt or\ndemand, or upon any pretended lien or charge, is guilty of a\nmisdemeanor.","path":["Public Health Law","Article 42. Cadavers","Title 2. Autopsy and Dissection"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PBH/4219","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"08af9bbfcc032b4fc25e4187dfa536118af9578388ac90095112f9330c2b3b6b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-4218","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-4220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}