Public Health Law § 4210-a · Title 2. Autopsy and Dissection
Unlawful dissection of the body of a human being
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§ 4210-a. Unlawful dissection of the body of a human being. A person who makes, or causes or procures to be made, any dissection of the body of a human being, except by authority of law, or in pursuance of a permission given by the deceased, is guilty of a class E felony.
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/PBH4210-A
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