{"data":{"id":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-2885","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"22 M.R.S. §2885","heading":"Enclosed from public view; carriers to obtain receipts","body":"The board established pursuant to section 2882 may employ a carrier or carriers for the conveyance of bodies, and the bodies must be well enclosed within a suitable encasement and carefully deposited free from public observation. The carrier shall obtain receipts by name or, if the deceased is unknown, by a description for each body delivered by the carrier, and that receipt must state the source from which the body was received; the carrier shall deposit the receipts with the secretary of the board.","path":["TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE","SUBTITLE 2: HEALTH","PART 6: BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS","CHAPTER 709: DISPOSAL OF DEAD BODIES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/22/title22sec2885.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"df7311c912dda1606c0dbc49c4213c43a333b5fb9b776dc62b4f6bd4557948e2","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-2884","next":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-2886"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}