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2018 Georgia Code 45-16-51 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
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TITLE 45 PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Section 16. Coroners, 45-16-1 through 45-16-80.

ARTICLE 2 DEATH INVESTIGATIONS

45-16-51. Interment of unidentified human remains; disinterment for identification.

  1. The chief medical examiner shall be authorized to inter unidentified human remains after the peace officer in charge has exhausted all efforts in identifying such remains.
  2. Notwithstanding Code Section 45-16-45, the chief medical examiner shall have the authority to disinter remains interred pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section when the chief medical examiner determines that further information can be obtained or further testing can be performed that may result in the identification of such remains.

(Code 1981, §45-16-51, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 253, § 1/SB 385.)

Effective date.

- This Code section became effective July 1, 2018.

Cross references.

- Cemetery and funeral services, T. 10, C. 14.

Disposition of dead bodies, T. 31, C. 21.

Permits for disposition, disinterment, and reinterment, § 31-10-20.

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