§338-23  Permit for removal, burial, orother disposition of body.  When a death or fetal death occurs or a deadbody is found, the body shall not be disposed of or removed from theregistration district until a written permit has been issued by the local agentof the department of health, except that if the dead fetus is less thantwenty-four weeks of gestation, no permit shall be required and except that ifthe death occurred as a result of an accident or other casualty occurrence, thelocal agent of the department of health may orally authorize the dead bodies tobe removed from a registration district and airlifted or otherwise directlytransported to the Honolulu registration district for the preparation andfiling of death certificates and the issuance of written permits for furtherdisposition. [L 1949, c 327, §27; am L 1951, c 92, §4; RL 1955, §57-26; am L Sp1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-23; am L 1981, c 113, §4]