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2019 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Chapter 55 - Riot, Disorderly Conduct and Related Offenses
Section 5510 - Abuse of corpse
Universal Citation: 18 PA Cons Stat § 5510 (2019)
§ 5510. Abuse of corpse.
Except as authorized by law, a person who treats a corpse in a way that he knows would outrage ordinary family sensibilities commits a misdemeanor of the second degree.
Cross References. Section 5510 is referred to in sections 9122.1, 9122.3 of this title; section 2303 of Title 44 (Law and Justice).
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