Ohio Rev. Code § 2927.01 : — CRIMES-PROCEDUREMISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES — Abuse of a corpse TEXT PDF (A) No person, except as authorized by law, shall treat a human corpse in a way that the person knows would outrage reasonable family sensibilities. (B) No person, except as authorized by law, shall treat a human corpse in a way that would outrage reasonable community sensibilities. (C) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of abuse of a corpse, a misdemeanor of the second degree. Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of gross abuse of a corpse, a felony of the fifth degree. R.C. §2927.01 Effective Date: 7/1/1996.