Indiana § 36-2-14-17 Violent or suspicious death of person; failure to notify authorities of
discovery of body or moving body from scene; offenses

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-2-14-17 — Violent or suspicious death of person; failure to notify authorities of discovery of body or moving body from scene; offenses

Indiana·Title 36 LOCAL GOVERNMENT·Art. 2 GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES GENERALLY·Ch. 14 County Coroner

(a)A person who knowingly or intentionally fails to immediately notify the coroner or a law enforcement agency of the discovery of the body of a person who:

(1)has died from violence;

(2)has died in an apparently suspicious, unusual, or unnatural manner; or

(3)has died at less than three (3) years of age; commits a Class B infraction. However, the failure to immediately notify under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor if the person fails to immediately notify with the intent to hinder a criminal investigation.

(b)A person who, with the intent to hinder a criminal investigation and without the permission of the coroner or a law enforcement officer, knowingly or intentionally alters the scene of death of a person who has died:

(1)from violence; or

(2)in an apparently suspicious,

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(a) A person who knowingly or intentionally
fails to immediately notify the coroner or a law enforcement agency of
the discovery of the body of a person who:
(1) has died from violence;
(2) has died in an apparently suspicious, unusual, or unnatural
manner; or
(3) has died at less than three (3) years of age;
commits a Class B infraction. However, the failure to immediately
notify under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor if the person
fails to immediately notify with the intent to hinder a criminal
investigation.
(b) A person who, with the intent to hinder a criminal investigation
and without the permission of the coroner or a law enforcement officer,
knowingly or intentionally alters the scene of death of a person who has
died:
(1) from violence; or
(2) in an apparently suspicious, unusual, or unnatural manner;
commits a Level 6 felony.

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