{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-38-12","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 38, § 12","heading":"Embalming fluid; restriction on use","body":"Section 12. No embalming fluid, or any substitute therefor, shall be injected into the body of any person whose death is being investigated by the office until authorization from a representative of the office has first been obtained.","path":["Part I","Title VI","Chapter 38"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVI/Chapter38/Section12","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:28Z","sha256":"08d5bc32c6ff0cd7cd7aac763e26ef028a62bacfc3d4fe0ec2a1714e99be6c93","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-38-11","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-38-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}