Iowa Statutes
§ 142.6 — Record of receipt
Iowa § 142.6
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Bluebook
Iowa Code § 142.6 (2026).
Text
Any college, school, or physician receiving the dead body of any human being for scientific purposes shall keep a record showing:
1.The name of the person from whom, and the time and place, such body was received.
2.Thedescriptionofthereceptacleinwhichthebodywasreceived,includingtheshipping
direction attached to the same.
3.The description of the body, including the length, weight, and sex, apparent age at time
ofdeath, colorofhairandbeard, ifany, andallmarksorscarswhichmightbeusedtoidentify
the same.
4.The condition of the body and whether mutilated so as to prevent identification.
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Legislative History
[C97, §4948; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2356; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §142.6]
Nearby Sections
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§ 142.1
Delivery of bodies§ 142.10
Use without proper record§ 142.11
Penalties§ 142.13
Burial in private cemetery lot§ 142.2
Furnished to physicians§ 142.3
Notification of department§ 142.4
Surrender to relatives§ 142.5
Disposition after dissection§ 142.6
Record of receipt§ 142.7
Record and bodies§ 142.8
Purpose for which body used§ 142.9
Failure to deliver dead body§ 142C.1
Short title§ 142C.10A
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