Mississippi § 97-29-23 - Dead bodies; opening graves for certain purposes.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-29-23 — Dead bodies; opening graves for certain purposes., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-29-23. Dead bodies; opening graves for certain purposes.
Every person who shall open a grave or other place of interment with intent to move the dead body of any human being for the purpose of selling the same, or for the purpose of dissection, or to steal the coffin or any part thereof, or the vestments or other articles interred with the dead body, or any of them, shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding two years, or in the county jail not more than six months, or by fine of not more than three hundred dollars or both.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-29-23 ("Dead bodies; opening graves for certain purposes.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. 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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