N.Y. PBH Law § 4210-B
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Certain unauthorized autopsies
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§ 4210-b. Certain unauthorized autopsies. A person authorized by law\nto perform a dissection or autopsy who acts in good faith in accordance\nwith the terms of this article but is unaware of the existence of an\nidentification card indicating the decedent's opposition to the\ndissection or autopsy of his body after a routine examination of the\ndecedent and his effects has been conducted shall not be subjected to\nprosecution in any criminal proceeding nor held liable for damages in\nany civil action for his involvement in such an unauthorized autopsy.\n
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