Connecticut § 53-334 - Unlawful disinterment.
Full text of Connecticut Connecticut General Statutes § 53-334 — Unlawful disinterment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53-334. Unlawful disinterment.
Sec. 53-334. Unlawful disinterment. Any person who opens the grave or tomb where any corpse has been deposited, or removes any corpse from its place of sepulture, without the consent of the husband or wife or the near relatives of the deceased, or receives, conceals or secretes any corpse so removed, or assists in any surgical or anatomical experiments or demonstrations therewith or dissection thereof, knowing it to have been so removed, except as provided in section 19a-413, shall be guilty of a class D felony.
(1949 Rev., S. 8635; 1969, P.A. 699, S. 30; P.A. 13-258, S. 116.)
History: 1969 act added exception re Sec. 19-537; P.A. 13-258 changed penalty from fine of not more than $2,000 and imprisonment of not more than 5 years to a class D felony.
See Sec. 54-50 re reward for information regarding unlawful disinterment of corpse.
Secs. 53-335 to 53-340. Malicious injury to property in cemeteries. Tramps. Wilful injury by tramps; carrying firearms. Officer may arrest without warrant. Exceptions. Vagrants and common drunkards. Sections 53-335 to 53-340, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 8636, 8640–8644; 1955, S. 3304d; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 137; 1969, P.A. 828, S. 214.)
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 53-334 ("Unlawful disinterment.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. 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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