(a) Human skeletal remains acquired from commercial biological supply houses or through medical means are not subject to this chapter.

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 5409

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Medical Examiner: means as defined in Chapter 47 of Title 29. See Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 5402
  • Professional archaeologist: means a person having all of the following qualifications:

    a. 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

(b) Human skeletal remains determined to be within the jurisdiction of the Medical Examiner are not subject to the prohibitions contained in this chapter.

(c) Human skeletal remains acquired through archaeological excavations under the supervision of a professional archaeologist are not subject to the prohibitions as provided in § 5408(1) of this title.

(d) Remains discovered within the known boundaries of a marked cemetery under the purview of the Department of Health and Social Services pursuant to Chapter 79A of Title 29 are not subject to this chapter.

66 Del. Laws, c. 38, § ?1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 153, §§ ?4, 8; 83 Del. Laws, c. 142, § 1;