Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2108.02 (2026)

Revised uniform anatomical gift act adopted

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Sections 2108.01 to 2108.29 of the Revised Code are enacted to adopt the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (2006), national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1986–2014 · leading case: Albrecht v. Treon, 889 N.E.2d 120 (Ohio 2008).
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Albrecht v. Treon, 889 N.E.2d 120 (Ohio 2008). · cites it 3× “02(B), which governs who may make anatomical gifts of a decedent’s body parts, concluded that “[although extremely regulated, in sum, these rights [possessory right and the right to have the body remain undisturbed] form a substantial interest in the dead body, regardless of…”
Brotherton v. Cleveland, 923 F.2d 477 (6th Cir. 1991). “02(B) of the statute gives designated persons limited rights to donate body parts of a deceased and it places certain duties on the coroner.”
Whaley v. Cnty. of Tuscola, 58 F.3d 1111 (6th Cir. 1995). “We then examined Ohio law for indicia of these types of rights in a dead relative’s body, and noted: (1) that Ohio’s version of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, Ohio Rev.Code § 2108.02(B), grants the next of kin the right to control the disposal of the body; (2) that the Ohio…”
Granato v. Davis, 2014 Ohio 5572 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “{¶ 49} The court of appeals, therefore, concluded as follows: Ohio Rev.Code § 2108.02(B), as part of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act governing gifts of organs and tissues for research or transplants, expressly grants a right to Deborah Brotherton to control the disposal of…”
Brotherton v. Cleveland, 733 F. Supp. 56 (S.D. Ohio 1989). · cites it 4× “Specifically, they cite Ohio Rev.Code Ann. § 2108.02(B) (Anderson 1976), which states: Any of the following persons, in the order of priority stated, when persons in prior classes are not available at the time of death, and in the absence of actual notice of contrary indications…”
Hicks v. NLO, INC., 631 F. Supp. 1207 (S.D. Ohio 1986). · cites it 2× “If he takes charge of and decides to perform, or performs, an autopsy on a dead body under this section, the coroner, or in his absence, the deputy coroner, may, under division (E) of section 2108.02 of the Revised Code, waive his paramount right to any donated part of the dead…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2108.02(B) — 5 cases
Albrecht v. Treon, 889 N.E.2d 120 (Ohio 2008). “02(B), which governs who may make anatomical gifts of a decedent’s body parts, concluded that “[although extremely regulated, in sum, these rights [possessory right and the right to have the body remain undisturbed] form a substantial interest in the dead body, regardless of…”
Brotherton v. Cleveland, 923 F.2d 477 (6th Cir. 1991). “02(B) of the statute gives designated persons limited rights to donate body parts of a deceased and it places certain duties on the coroner.”
Whaley v. Cnty. of Tuscola, 58 F.3d 1111 (6th Cir. 1995). “We then examined Ohio law for indicia of these types of rights in a dead relative’s body, and noted: (1) that Ohio’s version of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, Ohio Rev.Code § 2108.02(B), grants the next of kin the right to control the disposal of the body; (2) that the Ohio…”
Granato v. Davis, 2014 Ohio 5572 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “{¶ 49} The court of appeals, therefore, concluded as follows: Ohio Rev.Code § 2108.02(B), as part of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act governing gifts of organs and tissues for research or transplants, expressly grants a right to Deborah Brotherton to control the disposal of…”
Brotherton v. Cleveland, 733 F. Supp. 56 (S.D. Ohio 1989). “Specifically, they cite Ohio Rev.Code Ann. § 2108.02(B) (Anderson 1976), which states: Any of the following persons, in the order of priority stated, when persons in prior classes are not available at the time of death, and in the absence of actual notice of contrary indications…”
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