Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 5408 – Prohibited acts
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No person, unless acting pursuant to Chapter 47 of Title 29, shall:
(1) Knowingly acquire any human skeletal remains removed from unmarked burials in Delaware, except in accordance with this chapter.
(2) Knowingly sell any human skeletal remains acquired from unmarked burials in Delaware.
(3) Knowingly exhibit human skeletal remains.
(4) Knowingly fail to notify the Medical Examiner or the Director of a discovery of unmarked human burials or skeletal remains pursuant to § 5404 of this title.
66 Del. Laws, c. 38, § ?1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 153, § ?4; 83 Del. Laws, c. 142, § 1;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 5408
- Director: means the Director of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. See Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 5402
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Medical Examiner: means as defined in Chapter 47 of Title 29. See Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 5402
- Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, institution, association, or any other private entity or any officer or employee, agent, department, or instrumentality of the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof. See Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 5402
- remains: means any part of the body of a deceased human being in any stage of decomposition. See Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 5402