N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-400
Written consent for postmortem examinations required
North Carolina · North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 130A — Chapter 130A. · Status: effective
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- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-400, Written consent for postmortem examinations required, North Carolina, version 1 as recorded 2026-08-18, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1328124
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Written consent for postmortem examinations required. 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. (1943, c. 87, s. 3; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.)