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Utah Code § 26B-8-208: Rendering a dead body unavailable for postmortem investigation.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 26B Utah Health and Human Services Code
  2. Chapter 26B-8 Health Data, Vital Statistics, and Utah Medical Examiner
  3. Part 26B-8-2 Utah Medical Examiner

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Medical examiner" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-8-201.

(b) "Unavailable for postmortem investigation" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-8-201.

(2) It is unlawful for a person to engage in any conduct that makes a dead body unavailable for postmortem investigation, unless, before engaging in that conduct, the person obtains a permit from the medical examiner to render the dead body unavailable for postmortem investigation, under Section 26B-8-230, if the person intends to make the body unavailable for postmortem investigation.

(3) A person who violates Subsection (2) is guilty of a third degree felony.

(4) If a person engages in conduct that constitutes both a violation of this section and a violation of Section 76-5-802 or 76-5-803, the provisions and penalties of Section 76-5-802 or 76-5-803 supersede the provisions and penalties of this section.

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