{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-58.770","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 58.770","heading":"Pituitary gland to be retained when autopsy is performed unless decedent or next of kin has indicated a contrary intention.","body":"When an autopsy is performed by a coroner's physician or medical examiner under authority granted by sections 58.451 and 58.725, the physician or medical examiner may retain the pituitary gland removed at the time of autopsy unless a contrary indication was given by the decedent or is declared by the next of kin for purposes of medical research, education and therapy.","path":["Title VI - COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT","Chapter 58 - Coroners and Inquests"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=58.770","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:24Z","sha256":"ced8c734288f8709b6ed12c8d48f09e2888ef2295b3d5b867a76312c733598a8","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-58.765","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-58.775"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}