§ 35-5-209 — Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or part

(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section and
unless barred by W.S. 35-5-207 or 35-5-208, an anatomical gift
of a decedent's body or part for purpose of transplantation,
therapy, research or education may be made by any member of the
following classes of persons who is reasonably available, in the
order of priority listed:
(i) An agent of the decedent at the time of death who
could have made an anatomical gift under W.S. 35-5-204(a)(ii)
immediately before the decedent's death;
(ii) The spouse of the decedent;
(iii) Adult children of the decedent;
(iv) Parents of the decedent;
(v) Adult siblings of the decedent;
(vi) Adult grandchildren of the decedent;
(vii) Grandparents of the decedent;
(viii) An adult who exhibited special care and
concern for the decedent;
(ix) The persons who were acting as the guardians of
the person of the decedent at the time of death; and
(x) Any other person having the authority to dispose
of the decedent's body.
(b) If there is more than one (1) member of a class listed
in paragraph (i), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) or (ix) of
subsection (a) of this section entitled to make an anatomical
gift, an anatomical gift may be made by a member of the class
unless that member or a person to which the gift may pass under
W.S. W.S. 35-5-211 knows of an objection by another member of
the class. If an objection is known, the gift may be made only
by a majority of the members of the class who are reasonably
available.
(c) A person may not make an anatomical gift if, at the
time of the decedent's death, a person in a prior class under
subsection (a) of this section is reasonably available to make
or to object to the making of an anatomical gift.