Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2927.01

Abuse of a corpse

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Condon v. Wolfe (2009)

Most recently applied in Condon v. Wolfe (February 2009)

Effective: July 1, 1996; Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly

(A) No person, except as authorized by law, shall treat a human corpse in a way that the person knows would outrage reasonable family sensibilities.

(B) No person, except as authorized by law, shall treat a human corpse in a way that would outrage reasonable community sensibilities.

(C) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of abuse of a corpse, a misdemeanor of the second degree. Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of gross abuse of a corpse, a felony of the fifth degree.

Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.