4210-A – Unlawful Dissection of the Body of a Human Being.
§ 4210-a. Unlawful dissection of the body of a human being. A person who makes, or causes or procures to be made, any dissection of the body of a human being, except by authority of law, or in pursuance of a permission given by the deceased, is guilty of a class E felony.
4210-B – Certain Unauthorized Autopsies.
§ 4210-b. Certain unauthorized autopsies. A person authorized by law to perform a dissection or autopsy who acts in good faith in accordance with the terms of this article but is unaware of the existence of an identification card indicating the decedent’s opposition to the dissection or autopsy of his body after a routine examination […]
4210-C – Limitations to Dissection or Autopsy.
§ 4210-c. Limitations to dissection or autopsy. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the absence of a compelling public necessity, no dissection or autopsy shall be performed over the objection of a surviving relative or friend of the deceased that such procedure is contrary to the religious belief of the decedent, or, if […]
4203 – Cremated or Naturally Organically Reduced Remains of a Veteran; Disposition.
§ 4203. Cremated or naturally organically reduced remains of a veteran; disposition. 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “veteran” means a deceased person who: (i) served in the active military or naval service of the United States; or (ii) served in active duty in a force […]
4211 – Cadavers; Unclaimed; Delivery to Schools for Study.
§ 4211. Cadavers; unclaimed; delivery to schools for study. 1. Except as hereinafter provided, and subject to the conditions specified in this article, the director or person in charge of any hospital, institution, morgue or other place for bodies of deceased persons not interred or otherwise finally disposed of, and every funeral director, undertaker or […]
4209 – Autopsies; Right to Perform.
§ 4209. Autopsies; right to perform. No person shall make any incision preparatory to or during an autopsy except (a) a duly licensed medical physician or osteopathic physician, (b) a resident physician, (c) a medical intern, (d) a student in a registered medical school, dental school or chiropractic college while under the supervision of the […]
4212 – Cadavers; Unclaimed; Delivery to Schools; Procedure.
§ 4212. Cadavers; unclaimed; delivery to schools; procedure. 1. (a) A university, college, school or institute desiring to avail itself of the provisions of section forty-two hundred eleven of this title, shall notify the person having lawful possession, charge, custody or control of the body of the deceased person in the county where such university, […]
4213 – Cadavers; Delivery to Relatives or Friends.
§ 4213. Cadavers; delivery to relatives or friends. 1. In the counties of Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Madison and Cortland, a friend who claims the body of a deceased person for interment or other disposition may be required by the person having lawful possession, charge, custody or control of it to present an affidavit stating (a) […]
4209-A – Procedure for Obtaining Identification by Persons Opposed to the Dissection or Autopsy of Their Bodies Upon Their Death.
§ 4209-a. Procedure for obtaining identification by persons opposed to the dissection or autopsy of their bodies upon their death. Except as required by law, no dissection or autopsy shall be performed on the body of any person who is carrying an identification card upon his person indicating his opposition to such dissection or autopsy. […]
4200 – Cadavers; Duty of Burial.
§ 4200. Cadavers; duty of burial. 1. Except in the cases in which a right to dissect it is expressly conferred by law, every body of a deceased person, within this state, shall be decently buried, naturally organically reduced, or incinerated within a reasonable time after death. 2. The provisions of this section shall not […]