North Dakota Code 23-06-14 – What bodies may be used for dissection
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Any medical association, licensed physician and surgeon, or medical school, upon request, may receive and remove free of charge the bodies of the following deceased persons, if such bodies are to be used within the state for the advancement of anatomical knowledge and medical science and if proper notice is given to the relatives or guardian of the deceased:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 23-06-14
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Penitentiary: includes any affiliated facilities. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
1. A person executed pursuant to sentence of law.
2. A person dying in the penitentiary or county jail while under sentence for a crime.
3. A person required to be buried at public expense.
Preference must be given to medical schools, and such schools shall furnish the bodies to the students of medicine and surgery.