Whoever, without legal authority or without the consent of the nearest surviving relative, shall disturb or remove any dead body from a grave for the purpose of dissecting, or of buying, selling, or in any way trafficking in the same, shall be imprisoned not less than 1 year nor more than 3 years. In addition to any other penalty provided under this section, a person may be fined an amount not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01.
D.C. Code § 22-3303
Grave robbery; buying or selling dead bodies
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1334, ch. 854, § 891; June 11, 2013, D.C
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