N.D. Cent. Code § 11-19.1-10
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11-19.1-10. Deceased human bodies to be held pending investigation
Official statutory text
11-19.1-10. Deceased human bodies to be held pending investigation
All deceased human bodies in the custody of the coroner must be held until such time as
the coroner after consultation with the state's attorney, the police department of the city, the
state highway patrol troopers on duty in that county, or the sheriff has reached a decision that it
is not necessary to hold the body longer to enable the coroner to decide on a diagnosis, giving a
reasonable and true cause of death, or that the body is no longer necessary to assist any one of
those officials in their duties.
All deceased human bodies in the custody of the coroner must be held until such time as
the coroner after consultation with the state's attorney, the police department of the city, the
state highway patrol troopers on duty in that county, or the sheriff has reached a decision that it
is not necessary to hold the body longer to enable the coroner to decide on a diagnosis, giving a
reasonable and true cause of death, or that the body is no longer necessary to assist any one of
those officials in their duties.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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