TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 21. CADAVERS AND AUTOPSIES

Part 1. General Provisions

Penalty For Unauthorized Postmortem Examinations

50-21-106. Penalty for unauthorized postmortem examinations. Unless authorized by law, any person who performs an autopsy, dissection, or other postmortem examination or causes it to be made is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, the person shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.

History: En. Sec. 158, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5106; amd. Sec. 1833, Ch. 56, L. 2009.