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390.221
Statute ID:
14545
Statute Function ID:
31581
Bodies - Knowingly move, interfer with or handle body or parts of decedent without order
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Text
Penalty
Classifications
Offense Level:
Gross Misdemeanor (GM)
General Offense Code:
Other (9)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Crimes Against Govt (Y) (Rank 19)
Detailed Offense Code:
Miscellaneous (999)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
No
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
390.221
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Jul 1, 2006
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Bodies - Knowingly move, interfer with or handle body or parts of decedent without order
Statute ID:
14545
Created:
Feb 22, 2013 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Feb 22, 2013 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Added per request of city attorney in Ramsey County. Amended per 2006 c 260 art 8 s 15
Summary Text:
Bodies - Knowingly move, interfer with or handle body or parts of decedent without order
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/390/221.html
Legislative Session:
2006 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Feb 22, 2013
A person may not move, interfere with, or handle the body or the effects of a decedent subject to an investigation by the coroner or medical examiner except upon order of the coroner, medical examiner, assistant, or authorized investigator. The coroner or medical examiner shall take charge of the effects found on or near the body of a deceased person and dispose of them as directed under section 390.225. If a crime is suspected in connection with the death of a deceased person, the coroner or medical examiner may prevent any person, except law enforcement personnel, from entering the premises, rooms, or buildings, and shall have the custody of objects that the coroner or examiner deems material evidence in the case. The coroner or medical examiner shall release any property or articles needed for any criminal investigation to law enforcement officers conducting the investigation, except as noted in section 390.225, subdivision 2. A knowing violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor.
