Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/12-20.6 – Abuse of a corpse
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(a) In this Section:
“Corpse” means the dead body of a human being.
For details, see § Ill. Comp. Stat. 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-35
“Sexual conduct” has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 11-0.1 of this Code.
(b) A person commits abuse of a corpse if he or she intentionally:
(1) engages in sexual conduct with a corpse or
“Corpse” means the dead body of a human being.
Attorney's Note
Under the Illinois Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
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| Class 2 felony | between 3 and 7 years | up to $25,000 |
“Sexual conduct” has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 11-0.1 of this Code.
(b) A person commits abuse of a corpse if he or she intentionally:
(1) engages in sexual conduct with a corpse or
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involving a corpse; or
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(2) removes or carries away a corpse and is not
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authorized by law to do so.
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(c) Sentence.
(1) A person convicted of violating paragraph (1) of
(1) A person convicted of violating paragraph (1) of
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subsection (b) of this Section is guilty of a Class 2 felony.
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(2) A person convicted of violating paragraph (2) of
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subsection (b) of this Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
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(d) Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of this Section does not apply to:
(1) persons employed by a county medical examiner’s
(1) persons employed by a county medical examiner’s
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office or coroner’s office acting within the scope of their employment;
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(2) the acts of a licensed funeral director or
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embalmer while performing acts authorized by the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code;
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(3) cemeteries and cemetery personnel while
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performing acts pursuant to a bona fide request from the involved cemetery consumer or his or her heirs, or pursuant to an interment or disinterment permit or a court order, or as authorized under Section 14.5 of the Cemetery Protection Act, or any other actions legally authorized for cemetery employees;
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(4) the acts of emergency medical personnel or
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physicians performed in good faith and according to the usual and customary standards of medical practice in an attempt to resuscitate a life;
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(5) physicians licensed to practice medicine in all
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of its branches or holding a visiting professor, physician, or resident permit under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, performing acts in accordance with usual and customary standards of medical practice, or a currently enrolled student in an accredited medical school in furtherance of his or her education at the accredited medical school; or
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(6) removing or carrying away a corpse by the
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employees, independent contractors, or other persons designated by the federally designated organ procurement agency engaged in the organ and tissue procurement process.
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