Death: Related Laws
Alaska
Delaware
Florida
- Florida Statutes 732.701 - Agreements concerning succession
- Florida Statutes 732.702 - Waiver of spousal rights
- Florida Statutes 732.703 - Effect of divorce, dissolution, or invalidity of marriage on disposition of certain assets at death
- Florida Regulations > Chapter 64C-11 - Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
Hawaii
- Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 327C - Death
- Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 327K - Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment
- Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 531B - Disposition of Remains
Idaho
- Idaho Code > Title 19 > Chapter 43 - Coroner's Inquests
- Idaho Code > Title 31 > Chapter 28 - Coroner
- Idaho Code > Title 39 > Chapter 45 - The Medical Consent and Natural Death Act
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
- Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 13 > Chapter 36 - Coroners
- Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 46 > Chapter 67 - Individuals With a Terminal Condition
- Louisiana Codes > Code of Criminal Procedure > Title III > Chapter 1 - The Coroner
Maine
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2811 - Determination of death
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2812 - Uniformity of construction and application
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2813 - Short title
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2841 - Registration of fetal deaths
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2842 - Registration of deaths
Montana
- Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 9 - Rights of the Terminally Ill Act
- Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 10 - Do Not Resuscitate -- Notification
- Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 21 - Cadavers and Autopsies
- Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 22 - Determination of Death
Nevada
New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Title XXVI - Cemeteries; Burials; Dead Bodies
- New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 523 - Evidence of Death or Other Status Incident to Hostilities
New Mexico
- New Mexico Statutes 24-12-1. Notification of relatives of deceased; authorization of person designated on record of emergency data form to direct burial; unclaimed decedents
- New Mexico Statutes 24-12-2. Disposition of unclaimed body; transmission of records of institution
- New Mexico Statutes 24-12-3. Penalties
- New Mexico Statutes 24-12-4. Post-mortem examinations and autopsies; consent required
New York
- New York Laws > Public Health > Article 29-CC - Family Health Care Decisions Act
- New York Laws > Public Health > Article 29-CCC - Nonhospital Orders Not to Resuscitate
North Dakota
- North Dakota Code > Chapter 23-06 - Care and Custody of Dead
- North Dakota Code > Chapter 23-06.3 - Uniform Determination of Death Act
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 11-54 - Experimentation on Human Fetuses
- Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 23-4.11 - Rights of the Terminally Ill Act
- Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 23-18.1 - Disposition of Bodies to be Buried with Public Funds
South Carolina
- South Carolina Code > Title 17 > Chapter 7 - Autopsies and Inquest On the Dead
- South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 43 - Dispositions of Human Bodies and Parts; Post-Mortem Examinations
- South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 77 - Death With Dignity Act
- South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 78 - Emergency Services Non-Resuscitation Order
South Dakota
Tennessee
- Tennessee Code 68-4-101 - Notice of Death Occurring While Receiving Medical Attention or in Institution -- Action Taken Upon Expiration of Eight Hours -- Penalty
- Tennessee Code 68-4-102 - Disposition of Unclaimed Bodies of Persons Dying in Charitable or Penal Institutions or to Be Buried at Public Expense
- Tennessee Code 68-4-103 - Persons Dying in Publicly-Supported Institutions or to Be Buried at Public Expense -- Notice to Relatives -- Notice to Chief Medical Examiner -- Removal of Body -- Embalming -- Infectious or Contagious Cases
- Tennessee Code 68-4-104 - Distribution of Bodies Among Medical, Dental and Anthropologic Institutions -- Receiving Institution to Pay Expense
- Tennessee Code 68-4-105 - Bodies to Be Used Only for Promotion of Science -- Surrender to Relative Upon Demand
Texas
- Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 133 - Presumption of Death
- Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies
- Texas Health and Safety Code > Title 8 > Subtitle A - Death
- Texas Health and Safety Code > Title 8 > Subtitle B - Disposition of the Body
Utah
- Utah Code > Title 26 > Chapter 34 - Uniform Determination of Death Act
- Utah Code > Title 62A > Chapter 16 - Fatality Review Act
Vermont
- Vermont Statutes > Title 18 > Chapter 107 - Deaths, Burials, Autopsies
- Vermont Statutes > Title 18 > Chapter 113 - Patient Choice At End of Life
Virginia
- Virginia Code > Title 32.1 > Chapter 8.1 - Disposition of Dead Human Bodies
- Virginia Code 64.2-2200: Definitions
- Virginia Code 64.2-2201: Requirement of survival by 120 hours for statutory rights
- Virginia Code 64.2-2202: Requirement of survival by 120 hours under donative dispositions in governing instruments
- Virginia Code 64.2-2203: Co-owners with right of survivorship; requirement of survival by 120 hours
West Virginia
- West Virginia Code > Chapter 16 > Article 4B - Autopsies On Bodies of Deceased Persons
- West Virginia Code > Chapter 16 > Article 10 - Uniform Determination of Death Act
- West Virginia Code > Chapter 16 > Article 30C - Do Not Resuscitate Act
- West Virginia Code > Chapter 42 > Article 5 - Uniform Simultaneous Death Act