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Section 34-26-1 - Personal right to direct disposition of body and bodily parts. - 34-26-1. Personal right to direct disposition of body and bodily...
Section 34-26-2 - Autopsy authorized. - 34-26-2. Autopsy authorized. An autopsy may be performed upon the...
Section 34-26-3 - Dissection authorized by decedent during life. - 34-26-3. Dissection authorized by decedent during life. The right to...
Section 34-26-4 - Dissection authorized by spouse or next of kin. - 34-26-4. Dissection authorized by spouse or next of kin. The...
Section 34-26-5 - Dissection for purposes of inquest authorized by coroner, sheriff, or state's attorney. - 34-26-5. Dissection for purposes of inquest authorized by coroner, sheriff,...
Section 34-26-6 - Dissection of body of state institution inmate--Consent of next of kin required--Abandoned inmate. - 34-26-6. Dissection of body of state institution inmate--Consent of next...
Section 34-26-7 - Dissection authorized by legislative enactment. - 34-26-7. Dissection authorized by legislative enactment. The right to dissect...
Section 34-26-8 - Notice to medical school of unclaimed body--Requisition by and forwarding to medical school. - 34-26-8. Notice to medical school of unclaimed body--Requisition by and...
Section 34-26-9 - Receipt and record of bodies received by medical school. - 34-26-9. Receipt and record of bodies received by medical school....
Section 34-26-10 - Embalming and preservation of bodies by medical school--Claim by friend or relative. - 34-26-10. Embalming and preservation of bodies by medical school--Claim by...
Section 34-26-11 - Use of unclaimed bodies by medical school--Burial of remains. - 34-26-11. Use of unclaimed bodies by medical school--Burial of remains....
Section 34-26-12 - Autopsies at hospitals for the mentally ill. - 34-26-12. Autopsies at hospitals for the mentally ill. Nothing contained...
Section 34-26-13 - Unauthorized dissection of body as misdemeanor. - 34-26-13. Unauthorized dissection of body as misdemeanor. Every person who...
Section 34-26-14 - Right to custody of dead body--Coroner's custody pending inquest. - 34-26-14. Right to custody of dead body--Coroner's custody pending inquest....
Section 34-26-15 - Burial within reasonable time required. - 34-26-15. Burial within reasonable time required. Except in the cases...
Section 34-26-17 - Right and duty of burial on failure by persons first charged--County claim against estate for expense of burial. - 34-26-17. Right and duty of burial on failure by persons...
Section 34-26-18 - Failure to make burial as misdemeanor--Civil liability for treble expenses. - 34-26-18. Failure to make burial as misdemeanor--Civil liability for treble...
Section 34-26-19 - Provisions applicable to parts of body. - 34-26-19. Provisions applicable to parts of body. All provisions of...
Section 34-26-21.1 - Department of Public Safety distribution of information on organ donation. - 34-26-21.1. Department of Public Safety distribution of information on organ...
Section 34-26-47 - Hospital protocol for identifying potential organ donors. - 34-26-47. Hospital protocol for identifying potential organ donors. A hospital...
Section 34-26-47.1 - Discrimination in organ transplant process prohibited. - 34-26-47.1. Discrimination in organ transplant process prohibited. No person may...
Section 34-26-48 - Short title. - 34-26-48. Short title. Sections 34-26-48 to 34-26-72, inclusive, may be...
Section 34-26-49 - Definitions. - 34-26-49. Definitions. In §§34-26-48 to 34-26-72, inclusive: (1)"Adult" means an...
Section 34-26-50 - Applicability. - 34-26-50. Applicability. Sections 34-26-48 to 34-26-72, inclusive, apply to an...
Section 34-26-51 - Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death. - 34-26-51. Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death. Subject...
Section 34-26-52 - Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death. - 34-26-52. Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death. (a)...
Section 34-26-52.1 - Organ donor designation on driver licenses and identification cards--Maintenance and removal of donor designation in department computer records. - 34-26-52.1. Organ donor designation on driver licenses and identification cards--Maintenance...
Section 34-26-53 - Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death. - 34-26-53. Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death. (a)...
Section 34-26-54 - Refusal to make anatomical gift--Effect of refusal. - 34-26-54. Refusal to make anatomical gift--Effect of refusal. (a) An...
Section 34-26-55 - Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation. - 34-26-55. Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation. (a)...
Section 34-26-56 - Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or part. - 34-26-56. Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or...
Section 34-26-57 - Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part. - 34-26-57. Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of...
Section 34-26-58 - Persons who may receive anatomical gift--Purpose of anatomical gift. - 34-26-58. Persons who may receive anatomical gift--Purpose of anatomical gift....
Section 34-26-59 - Search and notification. - 34-26-59. Search and notification. (a) The following persons shall make...
Section 34-26-60 - Delivery of document of gift not required--Right to examine. - 34-26-60. Delivery of document of gift not required--Right to examine....
Section 34-26-61 - Rights and duties of procurement organization and others. - 34-26-61. Rights and duties of procurement organization and others. (a)...
Section 34-26-62 - Coordination of procurement and use. - 34-26-62. Coordination of procurement and use. Each hospital in this...
Section 34-26-63 - Sale or purchase of parts prohibited. - 34-26-63. Sale or purchase of parts prohibited. (a) Except as...
Section 34-26-64 - Other prohibited acts. - 34-26-64. Other prohibited acts. A person that, in order to...
Section 34-26-65 - Immunity. - 34-26-65. Immunity. (a) A person that acts in accordance with...
Section 34-26-66 - Law governing validity--Choice of law as to execution of document of gift--Presumption of validity. - 34-26-66. Law governing validity--Choice of law as to execution of...
Section 34-26-67 - Donor registry. - 34-26-67. Donor registry. (a) The Department of Public Safety shall...
Section 34-26-68 - Effect of anatomical gift on advance health care directive. - 34-26-68. Effect of anatomical gift on advance health care directive....
Section 34-26-69 - Cooperation between coroner and procurement organization. - 34-26-69. Cooperation between coroner and procurement organization. (a) A coroner...
Section 34-26-70 - Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under jurisdiction of coroner. - 34-26-70. Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is...
Section 34-26-71 - Uniformity of application and construction. - 34-26-71. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing...
Section 34-26-72 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. - 34-26-72. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce...
Section 34-26-73 - Disposition of body of deceased servicemember. - 34-26-73.Disposition of body of deceased servicemember. If a decedent dies...
Section 34-26-74 - Contracts for disposition--Funeral--Burial. - 34-26-74. Contracts for disposition--Funeral--Burial. A person, who is 18 years...
Section 34-26-75 - Right to control--Order of precedence. - 34-26-75. Right to control--Order of precedence. Except as provided in...
Section 34-26-76 - Forfeiture of right. - 34-26-76. Forfeiture of right. A person entitled under law to...
Section 34-26-77 - Affidavit--Designation by decedent. - 34-26-77. Affidavit--Designation by decedent. A person who is 18 years...
Section 34-26-78 - Court determination against statutory precedence--Considerations. - 34-26-78. Court determination against statutory precedence--Considerations. Notwithstanding §§34-26-74 to 34-26-77,...
Section 34-26-79 - Funeral service agreement-- Disposition authorization—Reliance upon content. - 34-26-79. Funeral service agreement-- Disposition authorization—Reliance upon content. Any person...
Section 34-26-80 - Funeral homes--Limitation of liability--Acting in good faith. - 34-26-80. Funeral homes--Limitation of liability--Acting in good faith. No funeral...