Revision: April 26, 2023, 3:25 p.m.
Rep. Rhodes, Ches. 17
Rep. Roy, Rock. 31
Rep. Wheeler, Hills. 33
April 19, 2023
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07/05
Amendment to SB 76-FN
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 Short title. This act shall be known as "Marilyn's law".
2 Criminal Code; Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses; Abuse of Corpse RSA 644:7 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
644:7 Abuse of Corpse. For the purposes of this section, "corpse" includes any part of a human body in any stage of decomposition. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person knowingly fails to report the death of an individual or the finding of a corpse to a local law enforcement agency, or unlawfully removes, conceals, or destroys a corpse.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a criminal penalty for the failure to report certain deaths and discovery of bodies.