GroundRules
Ala. Code § 22-19-24: Holding Period; Notice of Death.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 22 Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
- Title 1 Health and Environmental Control Generally.
- Chapter 19 Dead Bodies.
- Article 2 Distribution of Unclaimed Bodies for Scientific Study.
Such body or bodies shall, in each and every instance, be held and kept by the person or persons having charge or control of it or them at least 24 hours after death before being delivered to said board, or its agent or agents, during which period notice of the death of such person or persons shall be posted at the courthouse door of the county in which said body or bodies are held.
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