The proposed bill, if enacted, would amend current statutes regarding the abandonment or concealment of a dead human body. Under the current law, violations of this statute are classified as a class 5 felony. The bill would enhance the penalties for certain offenses, specifically increasing the classification to a class 2 felony for individuals who mutilate, disfigure, or dismember a body with the intent to conceal a crime or who cause the death of a person prior to abandoning or concealing the body.

Additionally, the bill would clarify exemptions from the statute, specifically stating that the mother of an unborn child is not subject to penalties for abandonment or concealment if the gestational age of the unborn child is less than twenty weeks at the time of handling. The language of the current statute would be updated to reflect these changes, including the removal of outdated phrasing and the insertion of new definitions and classifications.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 13-2926
House Engrossed Version: 13-2926