SB17

Lux's Law (Senate Bill 17) amends the Arkansas Code to explicitly criminalize the sale of a human corpse, or any part thereof, once that corpse has been authorized for final disposition via cremation or burial. By adding this specific prohibition to the existing statute concerning abuse of a corpse, the bill aims to prevent the unauthorized commercialization of human remains. The legislation clarifies that such acts constitute a criminal offense, expanding the scope of conduct categorized as corpse abuse. The bill also retains and re-numbers existing provisions related to the physical mistreatment or concealment of a corpse in a manner offensive to reasonable sensibilities. This act serves to provide clearer legal protections for the sanctity of human remains after death.