Colorado § 15-19-303 Claiming of body - publication of notice

Colorado Statutes

§ 15-19-303 — Claiming of body - publication of notice

Colorado § 15-19-303

Title 15Probate,

Art.Treatment of Human Bodies After Death

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-19-303 (2026).

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After an unclaimed
body has been received by the anatomical board or its duly authorized agent, and
has been preserved and stored, the body may be claimed within twenty days after
death by relatives, friends, or fraternal or charitable organizations for burial or
cremation at the expense of the claimant, and the body shall be surrendered to the
claimant without charge of any character. During the twenty-day period the board
shall publish at least two notices in a newspaper of general circulation, published in
the county in which the death occurred or in which the body was first discovered,
stating that the body is unclaimed and giving the name of the deceased if it is
known. The notice shall be published in the name of the coroner of the county.

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After an unclaimed
body has been received by the anatomical board or its duly authorized agent, and
has been preserved and stored, the body may be claimed within twenty days after
death by relatives, friends, or fraternal or charitable organizations for burial or
cremation at the expense of the claimant, and the body shall be surrendered to the
claimant without charge of any character. During the twenty-day period the board
shall publish at least two notices in a newspaper of general circulation, published in
the county in which the death occurred or in which the body was first discovered,
stating that the body is unclaimed and giving the name of the deceased if it is
known. The notice shall be published in the name of the coroner of the county.