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§ 4220 — Disturbing funerals

New York·Law PBH Public Health·Title 2 Autopsy and Dissection·Art. 42 Cadavers
§ 4220. Disturbing funerals. A person who, without authority of law,\nobstructs or detains any persons engaged in carrying or accompanying the\ndead body of a human being to a place of burial, is guilty of a\nmisdemeanor.\n

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