§ 6-4-502 — Mutilation of dead human bodies; concealing a felony; penalties; exceptions

(a) Except as provided in this section, a person who
dissects or mutilates a dead human body is guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a
fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or
both.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(i) The state health officer acting pursuant to W.S.
35-1-241, or a physician or surgeon acting on the order of a
court of competent jurisdiction, a coroner or other qualified
officer;
(ii) Dissection to determine the cause of death when
authorized by the nearest living kin of deceased, a court of
competent jurisdiction or other qualified officer;
(iii) Unclaimed dead human bodies delivered by state
or county authorities to regularly chartered institutions for
scientific research or persons certified by a state or local law
enforcement agency to train search and rescue animals;
(iv) The necessary mutilation incident to embalming a
dead human body when authorized by nearest living kin, a court
of competent jurisdiction or other qualified officer; or
(v) Conduct authorized by the Revised Uniform
Anatomical Gift Act, W.S. 35-5-201 through 35-5-225.
(c) A person who mutilates a dead human body or disposes
of a dead human body in a hidden, undisclosed or transient
location in order to conceal a felony offense is guilty of a
felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10)
years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars
($10,000.00), or both.