Section 12. No embalming fluid, or any substitute therefor, shall be injected into the body of any person whose death is being investigated by the office until authorization from a representative of the office has first been obtained.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title VI - Counties and County Officers
Chapter 38 - Medical Examiners and Inquests
Section 2a - State and Local Multidisciplinary Child Fatality Review Teams
Section 3 - Duty to Report Deaths; Failure to Report
Section 4 - Investigation; Transportation of Bodies
Section 5 - Cooperation With Office of Chief Medical Examiner
Section 7 - Attorney General; Notice of Circumstances of Death
Section 9 - Accidental Deaths; Public Conveyances; Transcript of Inquest
Section 10 - Report of Findings by Court
Section 11 - Persons Charged With Crime; Arrest
Section 12 - Embalming Fluid; Restriction on Use
Section 13 - Release of Body; Pronouncement of Death
Section 14 - Bodies Intended for Cremation or Burial at Sea; Authorization; Fees