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144.56 AUTOPSY.
1. An autopsy or postmortem examination may be performed upon the
body of a deceased person by a physician whenever the written consent
to the examination or autopsy has been obtained from the person
authorized to control the deceased person's remains under section
144C.5.
2. This section does not apply to any death investigated under
the authority of sections 331.802 to 331.804. Section History: Early Form
[C75, 77, 79, 81, S81, § 144.56; 81 Acts, ch 117, § 1207] Section History: Recent Form
2008 Acts, ch 1051, §3, 22
Referred to in § 144.57
