Effective 5/12/2015 53B-17-301. Unclaimed dead bodies — Notice to school of medicine at the University of Utah — Preservation of dead bodies. (1) A county shall, within 24 hours after assuming custody of an unclaimed body for which the county is required to provide burial under Section 26-4-25, provide notice of the county’s custody of […]
53B-17-302. Receipt for dead body — Records. (1) A person delivering a body to the university under Section 53B-17-301 shall receive a receipt for the body. (2) The School of Medicine is responsible for records kept on any body received under this section. (3) The records shall include all facts necessary for proper identification of […]
53B-17-303. Use of unclaimed dead bodies for promotion of science. (1) A body unclaimed after 60 days under Section 53B-17-301 may be used for the following purposes: (a) to promote medical and surgical science; and (b) for instruction and study by physicians and students of anatomy and embalming. (2) Once these purposes are accomplished, the […]
Effective 5/8/2018 53B-17-304. Failure to comply with chapter is a misdemeanor. A person who commits the following violations is guilty of a class B misdemeanor: (1) failure or neglect to give notice required under Subsection 53B-17-301(1); or (2) failure or neglect to forward a body upon request under Subsection 53B-17-301(3). Amended by Chapter 148, 2018 […]
