19-724. Exhumation of bodies; application.
19-724
19-724. Exhumation of bodies; application.
A district court, or the judge thereof in vacation, shall have the power
to order the exhumation of the body of a deceased person, and the removal
of the same or any portion thereof for physical or chemical examination or
analysis for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of death. Such order may
be made on the application of the county or district attorney, with such
notice to the next of kin of the deceased person whose names and addresses
are known to said county or district attorney and to any person having
legal charge of said body, as the court may direct. The cost of such
exhumation and examination or analysis shall be allowed and paid by the
board of county commissioners from the county general fund.
History: L. 1975, ch. 194, § 1; July 1.