{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-21-22","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 31-21-22","heading":"Disposition of bodies of travelers dying suddenly.","body":"Notice shall not be given nor shall any body be delivered pursuant to Code Section 31-21-21 if the deceased person was a traveler who died suddenly. In such cases, the next of kin shall be notified concerning the disposition of the dead body. If no next of kin is located, or no replies from next of kin are received, or the body is unclaimed within 72 hours, the procedure indicated in this chapter shall apply.","path":["TITLE 31 Health","CHAPTER 21 Dead Bodies","Article 2 Disposition of Unclaimed Dead Bodies"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.31.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"cb682b8777d91c42c20605b4a97ee5178f6d95d2aafd2f6df04aa98f97b95217","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-21-21","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-21-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}