Statute · New York Public Health Law
N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 4216 — Body stealing
N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 4216
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Public Health Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 4216. Body stealing. A person who removes the dead body of a human being, or any tissue, organ or part thereof from a grave, vault, or other place, where the same has been buried, or from a place where the same has been deposited while awaiting burial, without authority of law, with intent to…
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N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 4216 — Body stealing is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 4216. Body stealing. A person who removes the dead body of a human being, or any tissue, organ or part thereof from a grave, vault, or other place, where the same has been buried, or from a place where the same has been deposited while awaiting burial, without authority of law, with intent to sell the same, or for the purpose of dissection, or for the purpose of procuring a reward for the return of the same, or from malice or wantonness, is guilty of a class D felony.