Minnesota § 525A.12 SEARCH AND NOTIFICATION

Minnesota Statutes

§ 525A.12 — SEARCH AND NOTIFICATION

Minnesota § 525A.12

PartPROBATE; PROPERTY; ESTATES; GUARDIANSHIPS; ANATOMICAL GIFTS

Ch. 525AANATOMICAL GIFTS

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Minn. Stat. § 525A.12 (2026).

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(a)The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death for a document of gift or other information identifying the individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal:

(1)a law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or other emergency rescuer finding the individual; and

(2)if no other source of the information is immediately available, a hospital, as soon as practical after the individual's arrival at the hospital.

(b)If a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift is located by the search required by paragraph (a), clause (1), and the individual or deceased individual to whom it relates is taken to a hospital, the person responsible for conducting the search shall send the document

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(a) The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death for a document of gift or other information identifying the individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal:
(1) a law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or other emergency rescuer finding the individual; and
(2) if no other source of the information is immediately available, a hospital, as soon as practical after the individual's arrival at the hospital.
(b) If a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift is located by the search required by paragraph (a), clause (1), and the individual or deceased individual to whom it relates is taken to a hospital, the person responsible for conducting the search shall send the document of gift or refusal to the hospital. If a body is transferred to the custody of the medical examiner, the first responder must notify the first responder's dispatcher. A dispatcher notified under this section must notify the state's federally designated organ procurement organization and inform the organization of the deceased's name, donor status, and location.
(c) A person is not subject to criminal or civil liability for failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section.