Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-8-610.5 — Tampering with a deceased human body.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 6: OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-8-610.5
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(1) A person commits tampering with a deceased human body if, believing that an official proceeding is pending, in progress, or about to be instituted and acting without legal right or authority, the person willfully destroys, mutilates, conceals, removes, or alters a human body, part of a human body, or human remains with intent to impair its or their appearance or availability in the official proceedings. (2) Tampering with a deceased human body is a class 3 felony. (3) (a) A defendant may not be convicted of both tampering with a deceased human body, as described in subsection (1) of this section, and abuse of a corpse, as described in section 18-13-101 (1), if the act arises out of a single incident. (b) If a defendant is charged with both tampering with a deceased human body, as described in subsection (1) of this section, and abuse of a corpse, as described in section 18-13-101, the court shall proceed pursuant to section 18-1-408.
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Questions this section answers
Is tampering with a deceased human body a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Tampering with a deceased human body is a class 3 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-8-610.5.
Which Colorado statute covers tampering with a deceased human body?
Tampering with a deceased human body is governed by C.R.S. § 18-8-610.5 (Tampering with a deceased human body).
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