N.D. Cent. Code § 11-19.1-07

11-19.1-07. Reports of death - Death of minor

1. Any person who discovers the deceased human body or acquires the first knowledge

of the death of any individual, and any physician with knowledge that an individual died

as a result of criminal or violent means, died suddenly when in apparent good health in

a suspicious or unusual manner, or died as the result of any other reportable

circumstance, shall notify immediately the office of coroner or any law enforcement

officer of the known facts concerning the time, place, manner, and circumstances of

that death, and any other information that may be required pursuant to this chapter.

Any person who violates this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

2. Any person who discovers the deceased human body or acquires the first knowledge

of the death of any minor who has received or is eligible to receive a birth record,

when the minor died suddenly when in apparent good health, shall notify immediately

law enforcement or the office of coroner of the known facts concerning the time, place,

manner, and circumstances of the death. The death of a minor must be reported to the

department of health and human services as provided under chapter 50-25.1. The

coroner shall take custody of the body and immediately consult with a law enforcement

agency. The law enforcement agency shall investigate the death and notify the state's

attorney of the findings. The coroner shall notify the state forensic examiner of each

such death, and shall provide the state forensic examiner the information concerning

the death as the state forensic examiner requires. The coroner or the assistant or

deputy coroner shall notify the parent or guardian of a child under the age of one year

of the right to the performance of an autopsy, at state expense, as provided by this

chapter.