Virginia statute

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-323.02 — Prohibition against concealment of dead body; penalty

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 8: Miscellaneous Dangerous Conduct, Code of Virginia.

Criminal charges under this statute

Prohibition against concealment of dead body

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-323.02

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-323.02Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Any person who transports, secretes, conceals or alters a dead body, as defined in § 32.1-249 , with malicious intent and to prevent detection of an unlawful act or to prevent the detection of the death or the manner or cause of death is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

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Official section text (law.lis.virginia.gov)

Questions this section answers

Is prohibition against concealment of dead body a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Prohibition against concealment of dead body is a class 6 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-323.02.

Which Virginia statute covers prohibition against concealment of dead body?

Prohibition against concealment of dead body is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-323.02 (Prohibition against concealment of dead body; penalty).

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