Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 38, § 12 (2026)

Embalming fluid; restriction on use

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Section 12. No embalming fluid, or any substitute therefor, shall be injected into the body of any person whose death is being investigated by the office until authorization from a representative of the office has first been obtained.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1969–1969 · leading case: Kennedy v. Just. of the Dist. Court of Dukes Cnty., 252 N.E.2d 201 (Mass. 1969).

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Kennedy v. Just. of the Dist. Court of Dukes Cnty., 252 N.E.2d 201 (Mass. 1969). “At the August 27 hearing, in response to a question by counsel for some petitioners as to “what the ground rules are going-to-be,” the judge had said “That the scope of the proceedings will be such as will enable me to submit the report *371 required” by G. L. c. 38, § 12. “That…”

Kennedy v. Just. of the Dist. Court of Dukes Cty., 252 N.E.2d 201 (Mass. 1969). “At the August 27 hearing, in response to a question by counsel for some petitioners as to "what the ground rules are going to be," the judge had said "That the scope of the proceedings will be such as will enable me to submit the report *371 required" by G.L.c. 38, § 12. "That…”

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