194.410. Human burial sites--knowingly disturb, penalty--appropriation for sale, penalty. - Missouri Statutes

Human burial sites--knowingly disturb, penalty--appropriation forsale, penalty.

194.410. 1. Any person, corporation, partnership, proprietorship, ororganization who knowingly disturbs, destroys, vandalizes, or damages amarked or unmarked human burial site commits a class D felony.

2. Any person who knowingly appropriates for profit, uses for profit,sells, purchases or transports for sale or profit any human remains withoutthe right of possession to those remains as provided in sections 194.400 to194.410 commits a class A misdemeanor and, in the case of a second orsubsequent violation, commits a class D felony.

3. Any person who knowingly appropriates for profit, uses for profit,sells, purchases or transports for sale or profit any cultural itemsobtained in violation of sections 194.400 to 194.410 commits a class Amisdemeanor and, in the case of a second or subsequent violation, commits aclass D felony.

(L. 1987 S.B. 24 § 7, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1079, A.L. 1996 S.B. 834)