Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 45. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Chapter 16. CORONERS · Article 2. DEATH INVESTIGATIONS

45-16-51. Interment of unidentified human remains; disinterment for identification.

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(a)
The chief medical examiner shall be authorized to inter unidentified human remains after the peace officer in charge has exhausted all efforts in identifying such remains.#
(b)
Notwithstanding Code Section 45-16-45, the chief medical examiner shall have the authority to disinter remains interred pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section when the chief medical examiner determines that further information can be obtained or further testing can be performed that may result in the identification of such remains.#

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History

Code 1981, § 45-16-51, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 253, § 1/SB 385.

Effective date

This Code section became effective July 1, 2018.

Cross references

Cemetery and funeral services, T. 10, C. 14. Permits for disposition, disinterment, and reinterment, § 31-10-20. Disposition of dead bodies, § 31-21-1 et seq.

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