1. A person commits the crime of abandonment of a corpse if that person abandons, disposes, deserts or leaves a corpse without properly reporting the location of the body to the proper law enforcement officials in that county.

2. Abandonment of a corpse is a class E felony.

Attorney's Note

Under the Missouri Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class E felonyup to 4 yearsup to $10,000
For details, see Mo. Rev. Stat.§ 558.011

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 194.425

  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020