New Hampshire § 611-B:25 Unclaimed Body

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 611-B:25 — Unclaimed Body

New Hampshire § 611-B:25

Title LIXPROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Ch. 611-BOFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 611-B:25 (2026).

Text

If a dead body is unidentified or unclaimed for a period of not less than 48 hours following completion of the death investigation, the medical examiner shall release the body to the overseer of public welfare in the town or, in the case of an unincorporated place, to a county commissioner, who shall decently bury or cremate the body, or, with the consent of the commissioners or the overseer, it may be sent to the medical department of a medical school or university, to be used for the advancement of the science of anatomy and surgery, as provided for by law.

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If a dead body is unidentified or unclaimed for a period of not less than 48 hours following completion of the death investigation, the medical examiner shall release the body to the overseer of public welfare in the town or, in the case of an unincorporated place, to a county commissioner, who shall decently bury or cremate the body, or, with the consent of the commissioners or the overseer, it may be sent to the medical department of a medical school or university, to be used for the advancement of the science of anatomy and surgery, as provided for by law.