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urn: urn:us-la:rs:8:654
citation: "R.S. 8:654"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 8 › Chapter 10"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1974, number: 417, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
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# Mutilating, disinterring human remains; penalty

Whoever mutilates any human remains without authority of law shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both.