The officer holding the inquest provided for in section 12-45-01 shall cause the body of the deceased to be decently buried, or delivered to the relatives or friends of the deceased, if demanded by them within twenty-four hours after the receipt of such body by the officer, or at any time before its burial.
N.D. Cent. Code § 12-45-05
Burial of body
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