ยง 4219. Arresting or attaching a dead body of a human being. A person
who arrests or attaches the dead body of a human being upon any debt or
demand whatever, or detains or claims to detain it for any debt or
demand, or upon any pretended lien or charge, is guilty of a
misdemeanor.
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.