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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Every person who shall arrest or attach the dead body of a human being upon a debt or demand, or shall detain or claim to detain it for any debt or demand or upon any pretended lien or charge, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. Every person who, without authority of law, shall obstruct or detain a person engaged in carrying or accompanying the dead body of a human being to a place of burial or cremation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 451.040. Seizure of remains for debt; interference with dead body; penalty - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-40-public-health-and-safety/nv-rev-st-451-040/
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