{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-4-501","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 6-4-501","heading":"Opening graves and removing bodies; penalty; exception.","body":"(a) A person who opens a grave or tomb and removes a body or remains of a deceased person for any purpose without the knowledge and consent of near relations of the deceased commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).\n(b) This section does not prohibit exhumation if ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction or if performed in accordance with W.S. 7-4-106(c).","path":["TITLE 6 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 4 - OFFENSES AGAINST MORALS, DECENCY AND FAMILY","ARTICLE 5 - DESECRATING GRAVES AND BODIES"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title06.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"92dff1930bb8d54be5818b092fc85582de1ae0a5b27ad2bf51788d1ed33811b3","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-4-406","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-4-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}