{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-4-502","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 6-4-502","heading":"Mutilation of dead human bodies; concealing a felony; penalties; exceptions.","body":"(a) Except as provided in this section, a person who dissects or mutilates a dead human body is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.\n(b) This section does not apply to:\n(i) The state health officer acting pursuant to W.S. 35-1-241, or a physician or surgeon acting on the order of a court of competent jurisdiction, a coroner or other qualified officer;\n(ii) Dissection to determine the cause of death when authorized by the nearest living kin of deceased, a court of competent jurisdiction or other qualified officer;\n(iii) Unclaimed dead human bodies delivered by state or county authorities to regularly chartered institutions for scientific research or persons certified by a state or local law enforcement agency to train search and rescue animals;\n(iv) The necessary mutilation incident to embalming a dead human body when authorized by nearest living kin, a court of competent jurisdiction or other qualified officer; or\n(v) Conduct authorized by the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, W.S. 35-5-201 through 35-5-225.\n(c) A person who mutilates a dead human body or disposes of a dead human body in a hidden, undisclosed or transient location in order to conceal a felony offense is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.","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":"30dd7aec89e8e92ca2840a881f208b96263593d93b46d9a7172c10f5e23ec3c8","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-4-501","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-4-601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}