Sec. 1. For purposes of this chapter, "autopsy" means the dissection of a dead body for the purpose of ascertaining the cause, seat, and nature of a disease or for the purpose of inquiring into the cause of death.
Ind. Code § 16-36-2-1
Autopsy defined
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Michael Ackerman v. State of Indiana (2016)
Most recently applied in Michael Ackerman v. State of Indiana (April 2016)
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.19.
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