Comments on: What law requires you to report the finding of a dead body to the police? http://legalprodirectory.com/what-law-requires-you-to-report-the-finding-of-a-dead-body-to-the-police/447/ Free Consumer Legal Resource Wed, 23 May 2012 05:57:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: lillardlane http://legalprodirectory.com/what-law-requires-you-to-report-the-finding-of-a-dead-body-to-the-police/447/comment-page-1/#comment-509 lillardlane Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:55:07 +0000 http://legalprodirectory.com/what-law-requires-you-to-report-the-finding-of-a-dead-body-to-the-police/447/#comment-509 I agree with all the other answerers. Common Sense................ I agree with all the other answerers. Common Sense…………….

]]> By: battle-ax http://legalprodirectory.com/what-law-requires-you-to-report-the-finding-of-a-dead-body-to-the-police/447/comment-page-1/#comment-508 battle-ax Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:18:38 +0000 http://legalprodirectory.com/what-law-requires-you-to-report-the-finding-of-a-dead-body-to-the-police/447/#comment-508 Finding a dead body 101. Finding a dead body 101.

]]> By: Francis P http://legalprodirectory.com/what-law-requires-you-to-report-the-finding-of-a-dead-body-to-the-police/447/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Francis P Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:25:07 +0000 http://legalprodirectory.com/what-law-requires-you-to-report-the-finding-of-a-dead-body-to-the-police/447/#comment-507 In the state of Texas (May differ slightly from state to state) Texas Penal Code states in 37.09 an offense under subsection(2) is a class A misdemeanor (2) observes a human corpse under circumstances in which a reasonable person would believe that an offense had been committed, knows or reasonably should know that a law enforcement agency is not aware of the existence of or location of the corpse, and fails to report the existence of and location of the corpse to law enforcement agency. In the state of Texas (May differ slightly from state to state)
Texas Penal Code states in 37.09
an offense under subsection(2) is a class A misdemeanor
(2) observes a human corpse under circumstances in which a reasonable person would believe that an offense had been committed, knows or reasonably should know that a law enforcement agency is not aware of the existence of or location of the corpse, and fails to report the existence of and location of the corpse to law enforcement agency.

]]> By: amanda g http://legalprodirectory.com/what-law-requires-you-to-report-the-finding-of-a-dead-body-to-the-police/447/comment-page-1/#comment-506 amanda g Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:11:18 +0000 http://legalprodirectory.com/what-law-requires-you-to-report-the-finding-of-a-dead-body-to-the-police/447/#comment-506 if there was foul play leading to the death in question, and you don't report that you found a body, you could conceivably be charged as an accomplice if there was foul play leading to the death in question, and you don’t report that you found a body, you could conceivably be charged as an accomplice

]]> By: tonalc1 http://legalprodirectory.com/what-law-requires-you-to-report-the-finding-of-a-dead-body-to-the-police/447/comment-page-1/#comment-505 tonalc1 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:18:04 +0000 http://legalprodirectory.com/what-law-requires-you-to-report-the-finding-of-a-dead-body-to-the-police/447/#comment-505 I'm assuming it would vary from state to state. One example is in Missouri, where the charge is a Class D felony: abandoning a corpse, Section 194.425.1, RSMo 2000. a person commits the crime of abandonment of a corpse if that person abandons, disposes, deserts or leaves a corpse without properly reporting the location of the body to the proper law enforcement officials in that county. I’m assuming it would vary from state to state.

One example is in Missouri, where the charge is a Class D felony: abandoning a corpse, Section 194.425.1, RSMo 2000.

a person commits the crime of abandonment of a corpse if that person abandons, disposes, deserts or leaves a corpse without properly reporting the location of the body to the proper law enforcement officials in that county.

]]> By: Tom E http://legalprodirectory.com/what-law-requires-you-to-report-the-finding-of-a-dead-body-to-the-police/447/comment-page-1/#comment-504 Tom E Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:01:36 +0000 http://legalprodirectory.com/what-law-requires-you-to-report-the-finding-of-a-dead-body-to-the-police/447/#comment-504 Common decency and the Christian ethic. Why wouldn't one report it? CSI wants to do a special! Common decency and the Christian ethic. Why wouldn’t one report it? CSI wants to do a special!

]]> By: my avatar is hot but I'm not http://legalprodirectory.com/what-law-requires-you-to-report-the-finding-of-a-dead-body-to-the-police/447/comment-page-1/#comment-503 my avatar is hot but I'm not Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:06:01 +0000 http://legalprodirectory.com/what-law-requires-you-to-report-the-finding-of-a-dead-body-to-the-police/447/#comment-503 There isn't one specifically for reporting in any jurisdiction I've ever worked. If you're a witness to a crime you would be violating the law in every state by not coming forward, but simply seeing a corpse and walking away without picking up the phone is not illegal. Immoral, but not illegal. There isn’t one specifically for reporting in any jurisdiction I’ve ever worked. If you’re a witness to a crime you would be violating the law in every state by not coming forward, but simply seeing a corpse and walking away without picking up the phone is not illegal. Immoral, but not illegal.

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