Public Health Law § 4220 · Title 2. Autopsy and Dissection
Disturbing funerals
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§ 4220. Disturbing funerals. A person who, without authority of law, obstructs or detains any persons engaged in carrying or accompanying the dead body of a human being to a place of burial, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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- Law content up to date as of October 9, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/PBH4220
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