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Article 493 — Outrage on the Repose and Dignity of the Dead.
Revised Criminal Code (English)
Article text
Whoever:
a) disturbs or profanes a funeral procession or funeral service; or
b) violates or profanes the resting place of a dead person, degrades or defiles a funeral monument, or profanes or mutilates a dead person, whether buried or not; or
c) publicly defiles or strikes a human corpse; or
d) carries off, makes away with or scatters a corpse or any part thereof, or the remains of a dead person, is punishable with simple imprisonment or fine.
Article 6
Exception: Application of the More Favourable Law.