A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make it a criminal offense to conceal the death of a person.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 52 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 14‑401.22.  Concealment of death.
(a)	Any person who, with the intent to conceal the death of a person, violates G.S. 130A‑115(e) by failing to notify the appropriate medical examiner of the death is guilty of a Class A1 misdemeanor.
(b)	Any person who, with the intent to conceal the death of a person, transports a dead human body without legal authorization is guilty of a Class A1 misdemeanor.
(c)	Any person who, with the intent to conceal the death of a person, buries or cremates a dead human body without legal authorization is guilty of a Class A1 misdemeanor."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2005, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.