Statute 65-1707: Penalty for embalming without permission of coroner, when.
It shall be unlawful to embalm a dead human body, when any fact within
the knowledge or brought to the attention of the embalmer is sufficient to
arouse suspicion of crime in connection with the cause of death of the
deceased, until permission of the coroner or where there is no coroner or
in case of his absence or inability to act, a sheriff or county or district
attorney has first been obtained. Any person violating the provisions of
this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more
than one hundred dollars ($100).
History: L. 1907, ch. 387, § 13; R.S. 1923, 65-1707; L. 1941, ch. 297, § 11;
L. 1973, ch. 134, § 52; July 1, 1974.