Maine Statutes
§ 22 §3029 — Body buried without inquiry
1.Notification of district attorney or Attorney General.
If in any medical examiner case:
2.Petition for order of exhumation.
The district attorney or Attorney General may, under the circumstances enumerated in subsection 1 and if the district attorney or Attorney General finds it to be in the public interest, petition a justice of the Superior Court for an order of exhumation.
3.Report of findings.
The medical examiner, Chief Medical Examiner or pathologist who completes the inquiry, examination or autopsy shall report the findings to the justice and to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
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Legislative History
PL 1967, c. 534, §2 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 567, §20 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 538, §9 (RPR). PL 2001, c. 222, §10 (AMD).
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§ 22 §301
Short title§ 22 §302
Declaration of findings and purposes§ 22 §3021
Title§ 22 §3022
Office of Chief Medical Examiner§ 22 §3024
Salaries; fees; expenses§ 22 §3025
Medical examiner case§ 22 §3026
Reports of death§ 22 §3027
Procedure at scene of death§ 22 §3028
Investigation; autopsy§ 22 §3028-B
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