Ohio § 1713.39 Liability for having unlawful possession of body

Ohio Statutes

§ 1713.39 — Liability for having unlawful possession of body

Ohio § 1713.39

Title 17Corporations-Partnerships

Ch. 1713Educational Corporations

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1713.39 (2026).

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A person, association, or company, having unlawful possession of the body of a deceased person shall be jointly and severally liable with any other persons, associations, and companies that have had unlawful possession of such body, in any sum not less than five hundred nor more than five thousand dollars, to be recovered at the suit of the personal representative of the deceased in any court of competent jurisdiction, for the benefit of the next of kin of the deceased.

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A person, association, or company, having unlawful possession of the body of a deceased person shall be jointly and severally liable with any other persons, associations, and companies that have had unlawful possession of such body, in any sum not less than five hundred nor more than five thousand dollars, to be recovered at the suit of the personal representative of the deceased in any court of competent jurisdiction, for the benefit of the next of kin of the deceased.