Section 291-A:6 – Amending or Revoking Anatomical Gift Before Donor’s Death.
291-A:6 Amending or Revoking Anatomical Gift Before Donor’s Death. – I. Subject to RSA 291-A:8, a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under RSA 291-A:4 may amend or revoke an anatomical gift by: (a) A record signed by: (1) The donor; (2) The other person; or (3) Subject to paragraph […]
Section 291-A:7 – Refusal to Make Anatomical Gift; Effect of Refusal.
291-A:7 Refusal to Make Anatomical Gift; Effect of Refusal. – I. An individual may refuse to make an anatomical gift of the individual’s body or part by: (a) A record signed by: (1) The individual; or (2) Subject to paragraph II, another individual acting at the direction of the individual if the individual is […]
Section 290:22 – Authority of Personal Representative.
290:22 Authority of Personal Representative. – The personal representative of the estate of the subject does not, by virtue of being the personal representative, have a greater right to custody and control than the person would otherwise have. Source. 1996, 283:18, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
Section 290:23 – Immunity.
290:23 Immunity. – A party who, in good faith, acts upon the instructions of the party having custody and control is not liable for having carried out those instructions. Source. 1996, 283:18, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
Section 290:24 – Ownership of Cemetery Plots or Burial Spaces.
290:24 Ownership of Cemetery Plots or Burial Spaces. – The ownership of a cemetery plot or burial space, as defined under RSA 289:1, II, shall be governed by the following provisions: I. If the deceased has designated a person to assume ownership of the cemetery lot or burial space in a written and signed […]
Section 291:1 – Request for Body.
291:1 Request for Body. – It shall be the duty of the county commissioners of any county, the mayor and aldermen of any city, the overseers of the poor of any town, the warden of the state prison and the keeper of any jail in the state, upon previous request in writing by any […]
Section 291:2 – Bond.
291:2 Bond. – Every person before receiving any such body shall give to the officers surrendering it a sufficient bond that it shall be used only in the state for the promotion of science, and in such manner as not to outrage or annoy the public; and that after the use allowed by law […]
Section 291:3 – Not Surrendered, When.
291:3 Not Surrendered, When. – No such notice need be given, nor shall any such body be surrendered, if any person or persons shall claim it within 36 hours after death, and take it away and bury it without expense to the town or county otherwise liable for the same; nor shall such notice […]
Section 291:4 – Penalty.
291:4 Penalty. – Any person, upon whom duties are imposed by the provisions of this chapter, who shall neglect, refuse or omit to perform the same as hereby required shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. Source. PS 136:4. 1897, 28:1. PL […]
Section 291-A:1 – Short Title.
291-A:1 Short Title. – This chapter may be cited as the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. Source. 2010, 111:1, eff. July 31, 2010.