New York Statutes
§ 4216 — Body stealing
New York § 4216
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Bluebook
N.Y. Public Health § 4216 (2026).
Text
§ 4216. Body stealing. A person who removes the dead body of a human\nbeing, or any tissue, organ or part thereof from a grave, vault, or\nother place, where the same has been buried, or from a place where the\nsame has been deposited while awaiting burial, without authority of law,\nwith intent to sell the same, or for the purpose of dissection, or for\nthe purpose of procuring a reward for the return of the same, or from\nmalice or wantonness, is guilty of a class D felony.\n
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