N.D. Cent. Code § 12-45-02
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12-45-02. Inquest open to all persons - Exception
Official statutory text
12-45-02. Inquest open to all persons - Exception
The inquest provided for in section 12-45-01 shall be open to all persons who may wish to
attend it, under such rules and regulations as the officer in charge may establish for the orderly
conduct of the business. All persons may be excluded from the presence of the body of the
deceased whenever there is danger of contracting or spreading a contagious disease, and all
spectators may be excluded from the room where the inquest is being held while any officer,
employee, or inmate of the institution is being examined.
The inquest provided for in section 12-45-01 shall be open to all persons who may wish to
attend it, under such rules and regulations as the officer in charge may establish for the orderly
conduct of the business. All persons may be excluded from the presence of the body of the
deceased whenever there is danger of contracting or spreading a contagious disease, and all
spectators may be excluded from the room where the inquest is being held while any officer,
employee, or inmate of the institution is being examined.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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