Fieyr: What law requires you to report the finding of a dead body to the police?
Well I just asked another question on whether it’s against the law to not report a body you found to the police. Therefore my next question, since so many people think there is such a law, what law is it? Specifically.
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Answer by my avatar is hot but I’m not
There isn’t one specifically for reporting in any jurisdiction I’ve ever worked. If you’re a witness to a crime you would be violating the law in every state by not coming forward, but simply seeing a corpse and walking away without picking up the phone is not illegal. Immoral, but not illegal.
Common decency and the Christian ethic. Why wouldn’t one report it? CSI wants to do a special!Answer by tonalc1
I’m assuming it would vary from state to state.
One example is in Missouri, where the charge is a Class D felony: abandoning a corpse, Section 194.425.1, RSMo 2000.
a person commits the crime of abandonment of a corpse if that person abandons, disposes, deserts or leaves a corpse without properly reporting the location of the body to the proper law enforcement officials in that county.
Answer by amanda gif there was foul play leading to the death in question, and you don’t report that you found a body, you could conceivably be charged as an accompliceAnswer by Francis P
In the state of Texas (May differ slightly from state to state)
Texas Penal Code states in 37.09
an offense under subsection(2) is a class A misdemeanor
(2) observes a human corpse under circumstances in which a reasonable person would believe that an offense had been committed, knows or reasonably should know that a law enforcement agency is not aware of the existence of or location of the corpse, and fails to report the existence of and location of the corpse to law enforcement agency.Answer by battle-ax
Finding a dead body 101.Answer by lillardlane
I agree with all the other answerers. Common Sense…………….
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