California · Penal Code
PEN §152: (a) Every person who, having knowledge of an accidental death, actively conceals or attempts to conceal that death, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not
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A person who knowingly actively conceals or attempts to conceal an accidental death is guilty of a misdemeanor. Active concealment includes hiding the body, obstructing discovery, destroying evidence, or destroying the instrument of death.
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