Maine § 22 §3029 Body buried without inquiry

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §3029 — Body buried without inquiry

Maine § 22 §3029

Title 22HEALTH AND WELFARE

Part 6BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS

Ch. 711MEDICAL EXAMINER ACT

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §3029 (2026).

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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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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.