Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2927.01 – Abuse of a corpse | Midpage
§ 2927.01
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2927.01
Abuse of a corpse
Effective Jul 1, 1996Senate 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.