New York bill S00505 amends the penal law to address concealment and/or mutilation of a human corpse, exempting funeral directors and organ donation.

New York bill S00505 amends the penal law to redefine the crime of concealment and/or mutilation of a human corpse. It specifies that a person commits this crime when they conceal, alter, mutilate, or destroy a corpse or part thereof, with the intent to prevent its use as evidence in a legal proceeding. The bill also modifies the criminal procedure law to include this crime among those for which bail may be denied. Exemptions are made for funeral directors and organ donation activities. The changes take effect immediately upon enactment.

New York bill S00505 amends the penal law to address concealment and/or mutilation of a human corpse, exempting funeral directors and organ donation.

New York bill S00505 amends the penal law to redefine the crime of concealment and/or mutilation of a human corpse. It specifies that a person commits this crime when they conceal, alter, mutilate, or destroy a corpse or part thereof, with the intent to prevent its use as evidence in a legal proceeding. The bill also modifies the criminal procedure law to include this crime among those for which bail may be denied. Exemptions are made for funeral directors and organ donation activities. The changes take effect immediately upon enactment.