A. State, county or municipal officials having charge or control of a body of a dead person shall use due diligence to notify the relatives of the deceased. B. If the decedent died while serving in any branch of the United States armed forces, the United States reserve forces or the national guard, during any […]
A. Upon the issuance of his certificate that the remains are unclaimed, the medical investigator shall retain the body for use only for medical education or shall certify that the body is unnecessary or unsuited for medical education and release it to the state, county or municipal officials having charge or control of the body […]
A. Any person who conducts a post-mortem examination on an unclaimed body without express permission of the medical investigator is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year or by the imposition of a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), […]
A. An autopsy or post-mortem examination may be performed on the body of a deceased person by a physician or surgeon whenever consent to the procedure has been given by: (1) written authorization signed by the deceased during his lifetime; (2) authorization of any person or on behalf of any entity whom the deceased designated […]
