{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-23-06-13","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 23-06-13","heading":"Dissection - When allowed","body":"The dead body of a human being may be dissected:\n1.When the death occurs under circumstances in which a coroner is authorized by law to hold an inquest upon the body, and a coroner authorizes such dissection for the purposes of the inquest;\n2.If the spouse, or one of the next of kin of a deceased individual, charged by law with the duty of final disposition, authorizes such dissection for the purposes of ascertaining the cause of death; or\n3.When permission has been given therefor by deceased.","path":["Title 23 Health And Safety","Chapter 23-06 Care And Custody Of Dead"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t23c06.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"3c4968e819165d88ef748c6c5db2f6ad0670f028ff4e9e69c5dece3bfc4221eb","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-23-06-12","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-23-06-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}