An administrator of an institution shall not authorize a postmortem examination described in G.S. 130A-399 without first securing the written consent of the deceased person's spouse, one of the next-of-kin or nearest known relative, or other person charged by law with the duty of burial, in the order named and as known. A copy of the written consent shall be filed in the office of the administrator of the institution where the inmate died.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-400
Written consent for postmortem examinations required
Known as the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
The act spans §§ 130–130 (62 sections).
1943, c. 87, s. 3; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.