Arkansas Code
Subchapter 7 - Unclaimed Bodies
§ 20-17-701. Definitions — Rights of coroner or courts unaffected

(a) As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Medical school” means a medical school or school of osteopathic medicine in this state that is:
(A) Accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education; or
(B) Approved by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board to seek accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education;

(2) “Next of kin” means a spouse, parent, child, sibling, or person otherwise authorized under § 20-17-702;
(3) “Unclaimed body” means a human body for which the next of kin:
(A) Cannot be located; or
(B) Does not exercise his or her right of disposition within the earlier of:
(i) Two (2) days of notification of the death of the deceased; or
(ii) Five (5) days of the death of the deceased; and

(4) “Unclaimed remains” means the cremated remains of an unclaimed body.

(b) This subchapter does not affect the right of a coroner to hold the dead body as described under § 20-17-703 for the purpose of investigating the cause of death or affect the right of any court of competent jurisdiction to enter an order affecting the disposition of the body.