2005 Minnesota Statutes - 609.502 — Interference with dead body; reporting.

     609.502 Interference with dead body; reporting. 


    Subdivision 1.    Concealing evidence.  Whoever 
 interferes with the body or scene of death with intent to 
 mislead the coroner or conceal evidence is guilty of a gross 
 misdemeanor. 


    Subd. 2.    Failure to report.  (a) A person in charge 
 of a cemetery who has knowledge that the body of a deceased 
 person interred in the cemetery has been unlawfully removed 
 shall: 


    (1) immediately report the occurrence to local law 
 enforcement authorities; and 


    (2) inform the next of kin of the deceased person, if 
 known, within three business days of the discovery of the body's 
 removal unless the person making the report has been instructed 
 in writing by law enforcement authorities that informing the 
 next of kin would compromise an active law enforcement 
 investigation. 


    (b) A person who violates either clause (1) or (2) is 
 guilty of a misdemeanor. 


    HIST: 1976 c 257 s 2; 1990 c 402 s 2