26B-8-208. Rendering a dead body unavailable for postmortem investigation.
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Effective 5/7/2025
26B-8-208. Rendering a dead body unavailable for postmortem investigation.
(1)As used in this section:
(a)"Medical examiner" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-8-201 .
(b)"Unavailable for postmortem investigation" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-8-201 .
(2)It is unlawful for a person to engage in any conduct that makes a dead body unavailable for postmortem investigation, unless, before engaging in that conduct, the person obtains a permit from the medical examiner to render the dead body unavailable for postmortem investigation, under Section 26B-8-230 , if the person intends to make the body unavailable for postmortem investigation.
(3)A person who violates Subsection
(2)is guilty of a third degree felony.
(4)If a person engages in conduct that constitutes both a violation of this section and a violation of Section 76-5-802 or 76-5-803 , the provisions and penalties of Section 76-5-802 or 76-5-803 supersede the provisions and penalties of this section.
Amended by Chapter 173 , 2025 General Session