(a) In any case where there is an unclaimed body or there are remains of indigent persons and it is incumbent on the State or any political subdivision thereof to bury such person found dead, the Chief Medical Examiner or a duly authorized representative shall notify the Division of Social Services of the Department of Health and Social Services to arrange for the burial unless the case falls within the category described in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) When there is a written consent of the next of kin or other legally responsible party, the remains of an indigent person may be cremated or donated for scientific research.
Structure Delaware Code
§ 4701. Division of Forensic Science established; purpose.
§ 4702. Rules and regulations.
§ 4703. Appointment of professional and other personnel.
§ 4704. Duties of Medical Examiners.
§ 4706. Investigation of deaths.
§ 4707. Postmortem examination; autopsy reports.
§ 4708. Forensic Sciences Laboratory.
§ 4709. Power to administer oaths and issue subpoenas.
§ 4710. Records and reports; evidence.
§ 4711. Disposition of unclaimed body or remains of indigent person.
§ 4712. Authority to provide corneas to eye banks.