N.D. Cent. Code § 23-06-13: Dissection - When allowed

The dead body of a human being may be dissected:

1.When the death occurs under circumstances in which a coroner is authorized by law to hold an inquest upon the body, and a coroner authorizes such dissection for the purposes of the inquest;

2.If the spouse, or one of the next of kin of a deceased individual, charged by law with the duty of final disposition, authorizes such dissection for the purposes of ascertaining the cause of death; or

3.When permission has been given therefor by deceased.