35-1-431. Penalties.
(a) Any person who willfully and knowingly: (i) makes any false statement in a report, record, or certificate required to be filed under this act, or in an application for an amendment thereof, or supplies false information intending that such information be used in the preparation of any such report, record, or certificate, or amendment thereof; or (ii) without lawful authority and with the intent to deceive, makes, alters, amends, or mutilates any report, record, or certificate required to be filed under this act or a certified copy of such report, record, or certificate; or (iii) uses or attempts to use, or furnish to another for use, for any purpose of deception, any certificate, record, report or certified copy thereof so made, altered, amended, or mutilated; or (iv) with the intention to deceive uses or attempts to use any certificate of birth or certified copy of a record of birth knowing that such certificate or certified copy was issued upon a record which is false in whole or in part or which relates to the birth of another person; or (v) furnishes a certificate of birth or certified copy of a record of birth with the intention that it be used by a person other than the person to whom the record of birth relates; shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or both.
(b) Any person who: (i) knowingly transports or accepts for transportation, interment, or other disposition a dead body without an accompanying permit as provided in this act; or (ii) refuses to provide information required by this act; or (iii) willfully neglects or violates any of the provisions of this act or refuses to perform any of the duties imposed upon him by this act; shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or be imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both.