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This three-page typed document, circa 1988, is an Act by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky regarding grave desecration. The Act has four sections; the first section labels the intentional excavation of human remains as a first-degree offense. Section two classifies offenses related to the desecration of venerated objects. Section three classifies the abuse of a corpse as a class D felony. Section four contextualizes the revised penalties and emergency nature of the Act in relation to ongoing grave robberies in Kentucky.
Publication Date
1988
Document Type
Memorandum
City
Frankfort, Kentucky
Keywords
Kentucky, revised statutes, grave desecration, looting, human remains, venerated objects
Language
English
Recipient
Senator John Hall
Disciplines
Indigenous Studies | Native American Studies | Political History | Social History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Assembly, General, "Emergency Desecration Act of the General Assembly of Kentucky" (1988). Graves Protection and Repatriation. 8.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/john_thomas_nagpra/8
Rights Statement
This item is made available as part of the Welcome Home Project for educational purposes only. It is not to be distributed for commercial use.
Identifier
Box 10, Folder 67
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Indigenous Studies Commons, Native American Studies Commons, Political History Commons, Social History Commons, United States History Commons
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