Seizure of remains for debt; interference with dead body; penalty.

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 451.040
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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.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-451.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026

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