Section 5. Before surrendering the body of any such person as provided in the four preceding sections, the chief medical officer of any institution named in section one may, if the cause of the death cannot otherwise be determined and if such body is unclaimed by relatives or friends, cause an autopsy to be made upon it.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 113 - Promotion of Anatomical Science
Section 1 - Disposition of Bodies of Deceased Persons
Section 2 - Bodies of Veterans, Strangers or Travelers; Disposition
Section 3 - Identification of Body of Deceased Person; Delivery of Body for Burial