{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-399","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-399","heading":"Postmortem examination of inmates of certain public institutions.","body":"Upon the death of any inmate of an institution maintained by the State, or a city, county, or other political subdivision of the State, for the care of individuals with a sickness, mental illness, or intellectual disability, the administrator of the institution in which the death occurs may authorize a postmortem examination of the deceased person. The examination shall be of a scope and nature necessary to promote knowledge of the human organism and its disorders. (1943, c. 87, s. 1; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2018-47, s. 10(a).)","path":["Chapter 130A. Public Health.","Article 16. Postmortem Investigation and Disposition.","Part 2. Autopsies."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_130A/GS_130A-399.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:20:37Z","sha256":"b0f22fd9961db313d730d45fa68aa28551b0bf96589c2bbf45dd3673bf24f20e","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-398","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-400"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}