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1995 SESSION
LD6187254Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 18.2-126 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 18.2-126. Violation of sepulture; [ molestation defilement ] of a
dead human body; penalty.
A. If a person unlawfully disinter or displace disinters or
displaces a dead human body, or any part of a dead human body,
which has been deposited in any vault, grave or other burial place, he
shall be is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
B. If a person willfully and intentionally physically [
molests defiles ] a dead human body he is guilty of a
Class 6 felony.
2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment in state correctional facilities. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is $ 0.