CODE OF VIRGINIA PROHIBITION AGAINST DISPOSAL OF DEAD BODY; PENALTY (§ 18.2-323.01) It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of a dead body as defined in § 32.1-249 (i) on private property without the written permission of the landowner or (ii) on public property.A violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. HISTORY: 1992, c. 883.