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5-60-101. Abuse of a corpse.
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5-60-101. Abuse of a corpse.
(a) A person commits abuse of a corpse if, except as authorized by law, he or she knowingly:
(1) Disinters, removes, dissects, or mutilates a corpse; or
(2)(A) Physically mistreats or conceals a corpse in a manner offensive to a person of reasonable sensibilities.
(B) A person who conceals a corpse in a manner offensive to a person of reasonable sensibilities that results in the corpse remaining concealed is continuing in a course of conduct under § 5-1-109(e)(1)(B).
(C)(i) As used in this section, “in a manner offensive to a person of reasonable sensibilities” means in a manner that is outside the normal practices of handling or disposing of a corpse.
(ii) “In a manner offensive to a person of reasonable sensibilities” includes without limitation the dismembering, submerging, or burning of a corpse.
(b) Abuse of a corpse is a Class C felony.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-60-101
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5-60-101. Abuse of a corpse.
(a) A person commits abuse of a corpse if, except as authorized by law, he or she knowingly:
(1) Disinters, removes, dissects, or mutilates a corpse; or
(2)(A) Physically mistreats or conceals a corpse in a manner offensive to a person of reasonable sensibilities.
(B) A person who conceals a corpse in a manner offensive to a person of reasonable sensibilities that results in the corpse remaining concealed is continuing in a course of conduct under § 5-1-109(e)(1)(B).
(C)(i) As used in this section, “in a manner offensive to a person of reasonable sensibilities” means in a manner that is outside the normal practices of handling or disposing of a corpse.
(ii) “In a manner offensive to a person of reasonable sensibilities” includes without limitation the dismembering, submerging, or burning of a corpse.
(b) Abuse of a corpse is a Class C felony.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
5-1-109. Statute of limitations.
(a)(1) A prosecution for the following offenses may be commenced at any time:
(A) Capital murder, § 5-10-101;
(B) Murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102;
(C) Murder in the second degree, § 5-10-103;
(D) Rape, § 5-14-103, if the victim was a minor at the time of the offense;
(E) Sexual indecency with a child, § 5-14-110;
(F) Sexual assault in the first degree, § 5-14-124;
(G) Sexual assault in the second degree, § 5-14-125, if the victim was a minor at the time of the offense;
(H) Incest, § 5-26-202, if the victim was a minor at the time of the offense;
(I) Engaging children in sexually explicit conduct for use in visual or print medium, § 5-27-303;
(J) Transportation of minors for prohibited sexual conduct, § 5-27-305;
(K) Employing or consenting to the use of a child in a sexual performance, § 5-27-402;
(L) Producing, directing, or promoting a sexual performance by a child, § 5-27-403; and
(M) Computer exploitation of a child in the first degree, § 5-27-605.
(2) A prosecution may be commenced for a violation of the following offenses, if, when the alleged violation occurred, the offense was committed against a minor, the violation has not been previously reported to a law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney, and the victim has not reached the age of twenty-eight (28) years of age:
(A) Sexual assault in the third degree, § 5-14-126;
(B) Sexual assault in the fourth degree, § 5-14-127;
(C) Endangering the welfare of a minor in the first degree, § 5-27-205;
(D) Permitting abuse of a minor, § 5-27-221; and
(E) Computer child pornography, § 5-27-603.
(3) A prosecution for arson, § 5-38-301(a)(1)(G), may be commenced within ten (10) years after the offense was committed.
(b) Except as otherwi
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-1-109
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 5-1-109. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.