Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-13-101 — Abuse of a corpse.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Article 13: Miscellaneous Offenses, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Criminal charges under this statute
Full text of C.R.S. § 18-13-101
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(1) A person commits abuse of a corpse if, without statutory or court-ordered authority, the person: (a) Removes the body or remains of any person from a grave or other place of sepulcher without the consent of the person who has the right to dispose of the remains pursuant to section 15-19-106; or (b) Treats the body or remains of any person in a way that would outrage normal family sensibilities. (2) Abuse of a corpse is a class 6 felony. (3) (a) A defendant may not be convicted of both abuse of a corpse, as described in subsection (1) of this section, and tampering with a deceased human body, as described in section 18-8-610.5 (1), if the act arises out of a single incident. (b) If a defendant is charged with both abuse of a corpse, as described in subsection (1) of this section, and tampering with a deceased human body, as described in section 18-8-610.5 (1), the court shall proceed pursuant to section 18-1-408.
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Questions this section answers
Is abuse of a corpse a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Abuse of a corpse is a class 6 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-13-101.
Which Colorado statute covers abuse of a corpse?
Abuse of a corpse is governed by C.R.S. § 18-13-101 (Abuse of a corpse).
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