North Dakota § 12-68-04 Unidentified person or human remains identification responsibilities

North Dakota Statutes

§ 12-68-04 — Unidentified person or human remains identification responsibilities

North Dakota § 12-68-04

Title 12Corrections, Parole, and Probation

Ch. 12-68Missing Person Reports

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N.D. Cent. Code § 12-68-04 (2026).

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1.If the official with custody of the human remains is not a coroner or medical examiner, the official promptly shall transfer the unidentified remains to the coroner or medical examiner to examine human remains for the purpose of identification of the human remains.

2.A coroner or medical examiner or any other person may not dispose of or engage in actions that will materially affect the unidentified human remains before the coroner or medical examiner:

a.Obtains samples suitable for DNA identification and archiving;

b.Obtains photographs of the unidentified person or human remains; and

c.Exhausts all other appropriate steps for identification.

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1. If the official with custody of the human remains is not a coroner or medical examiner,
the official promptly shall transfer the unidentified remains to the coroner or medical
examiner to examine human remains for the purpose of identification of the human
remains.
2. A coroner or medical examiner or any other person may not dispose of or engage in
actions that will materially affect the unidentified human remains before the coroner or
medical examiner:
a. Obtains samples suitable for DNA identification and archiving;
b. Obtains photographs of the unidentified person or human remains; and
c. Exhausts all other appropriate steps for identification.