The medical examiner, upon the completion of the investigation, shall release the dead body, upon their claim therefor, to one of the following persons:
I. The husband or wife, as the case may be.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 611-B:24

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13

II. The next of kin.
III. Any friend of the deceased.