California § 7052 - A person who willfully mutilates, disinters, removes from the place of interment,
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§ 7052. A person who willfully mutilates, disinters, removes from the place of interment,
(a) A person who willfully mutilates, disinters, removes from the place of interment, or commits an act of sexual penetration on, or has sexual contact with, remains known to be human, without authority of law, is guilty of a felony. This section does not apply to a person who, under authority of law, removes the remains for reinterment, or performs a cremation, reduction, or hydrolysis. (b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) âSexual penetrationâ means the unlawful penetration of the vagina or anus, however slight, by any part of a personâs body or other object, or any act of sexual contact between the sex organs of a person and the mouth or anus of a dead body, or any oral copulation of a dead human body for the purpose of sexual arousal, gratification, or abuse. (2) âSexual contactâ means any willful touching by a person of an intimate part of a dead human body for the purpose of sexual arousal, gratification, or abuse.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 7052 cover?
Section 7052 ("A person who willfully mutilates, disinters, removes from the place of interment,") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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