ยง 4216. Body stealing. A person who removes the dead body of a human
being, or any tissue, organ or part thereof from a grave, vault, or
other place, where the same has been buried, or from a place where the
same has been deposited while awaiting burial, without authority of law,
with intent to sell the same, or for the purpose of dissection, or for
the purpose of procuring a reward for the return of the same, or from
malice or wantonness, is guilty of a class D felony.
Structure New York Laws
Title 2 - Autopsy and Dissection
4209 - Autopsies; Right to Perform.
4210 - Deceased Persons; Right to Dissect.
4210-A - Unlawful Dissection of the Body of a Human Being.
4210-B - Certain Unauthorized Autopsies.
4210-C - Limitations to Dissection or Autopsy.
4211 - Cadavers; Unclaimed; Delivery to Schools for Study.
4212 - Cadavers; Unclaimed; Delivery to Schools; Procedure.
4213 - Cadavers; Delivery to Relatives or Friends.
4214 - Cadavers; Autopsy by Order of Hospital Authorities.
4215 - Cadavers; Burial After Autopsy and Dissection.
4217 - Receiving Stolen Body of a Human Being.
4219 - Arresting or Attaching a Dead Body of a Human Being.