Effective – 16 Oct 2015, 3 histories *194.119. Right of sepulcher, the right to choose and control final disposition of a dead human body. — 1. As used in this section, the term “right of sepulcher” means the right to choose and control the burial, cremation, or other final disposition of a dead human body. […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 194.120. Missouri state anatomical board — members — responsibilities. — 1. That the heads of departments of anatomy, professors and associate professors of anatomy at the educational institutions of the state of Missouri which are now or may hereafter become incorporated, and in which said educational institutions human anatomy is […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 194.130. Meetings of board — organization — funds. — 1. Each educational institution entitled by sections 194.120 to 194.180 to receive dead human bodies shall have, through its representatives in attendance at the regular or called meetings of the board, one vote and no more on any and all matters […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 194.140. Acceptance of provisions of this law — bond — prohibited actions and penalties. — 1. The president and secretary, or the dean and registrar, of any educational institution in this state in which human anatomy is being investigated or taught, desiring to accept the provisions of sections 194.120 to […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 194.150. Disposal of paupers’ bodies. — 1. Superintendents or wardens of penitentiaries, houses of correction and bridewells, hospitals, insane asylums and poorhouses, and coroners, sheriffs, jailers, city and county undertakers, and all other state, county, town or city officers having the custody of the body of any deceased person required […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 194.160. Distribution of bodies. — 1. The secretary of the board shall cause to be distributed the bodies aforesaid, to any of the educational institutions mentioned in section 194.120, upon the acceptance and compliance by said educational institution with the provisions of sections 194.120 to 194.180, in proportion to the […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 194.170. Autopsy not to be held, when. — Bodies required to be buried at public expense shall be under the exclusive custody and control of the board. It is hereby declared unlawful for any person or persons to hold any autopsy on any dead human body subject to the provisions […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 194.180. Penalty for violation. — Any person violating the provisions of sections 194.120 to 194.180, other than the provision named in section 194.140, for the violation of which special penalties are therein imposed, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1985 194.197. Depth at which body is buried may be regulated. — The governing body of every county and every municipality of this state may regulate the depth at which a human body may be buried. ——– (L. 1985 H.B. 677 § 1)
Effective – 28 Aug 1997 194.200. Disposition of a stillborn child, definitions, duties of hospital, duties of parents, collection of costs, penalties. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) “Final disposition”, the burial, entombment, cremation, delivery to an educational or medical institution for donation, delivery to the state anatomical board […]
