After an investigation has been completed, including an autopsy if one is done, the body shall be released promptly to the person or persons who have the right to control the disposition of the body. Section 149A.80, subdivision 2, shall control. If the identity of the deceased person is unknown, or if the body is unclaimed, the medical examiner or coroner shall provide for dignified burial or storage of the remains. Dignified burial shall not include cremation, donation for anatomic dissection, burial at sea, or other disposition that will make the body later unavailable. The county where the dead body is found shall pay reasonable expenses of the burial. If an estate is opened within six years and claim made for the property or proceeds of the sale of the property of the decedent, the county shall be reimbursed the amount spent on burial, with interest at the statutory rate.
(956) RL s 597; 1985 c 265 art 7 s 1; 2006 c 260 art 8 s 14
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities
Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner
Section 390.005 — Election Or Appointment, Eligibility; Vacancies; Removal.
Section 390.0065 — Hennepin County Medical Examiner; Selection And Term.
Section 390.01 — Bond And Indemnification.
Section 390.012 — Jurisdiction.
Section 390.04 — Provision For Transfer Of Jurisdiction.
Section 390.05 — Medical Examiner Or Coroner Staff.
Section 390.11 — Investigations.
Section 390.111 — Expenses And Compensation.
Section 390.151 — Organ And Tissue Donation.
Section 390.152 — Cremation Approval.
Section 390.21 — Disposition; Burial.
Section 390.221 — Bodies; Effects; Custody.
Section 390.23 — Death Records.
Section 390.25 — Unidentified Deceased Persons.
Section 390.251 — Request For Examinations.
Section 390.252 — Contracts For Services.
Section 390.31 — Simplified Investigations Of Death.
Section 390.32 — Authority To Conduct Proceedings.
Section 390.33 — Appointment Of Medical Examiner; Inquest.
Section 390.34 — When Sections 390.31 To 390.35 Do Not Apply.
Section 390.35 — Election To Follow Simplified Investigation.