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Fla. Stat. § 872.01 — Dealing in dead bodies
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 872: Offenses Concerning Dead Bodies and Graves, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 872.01
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
Whoever buys, sells, or has in his or her possession for the purpose of buying or selling or trafficking in the dead body of any human being shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; provided, however, that nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit the obtaining, dissecting, using, and disposing of dead bodies for the purpose of teaching or other appropriate university research by any medical school, dental school, school of nursing, or other university research or teaching unit which is a part of a regularly established or chartered institution of higher learning under the laws of the state.
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Is dealing in dead bodies a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Dealing in dead bodies is a Misdemeanor of the First Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 872.01.
Which Florida statute covers dealing in dead bodies?
Dealing in dead bodies is governed by Fla. Stat. § 872.01 (Dealing in dead bodies).
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