Crimes and offenses; medical examiners, criminal penalties imposed for retention of deceased individual's organ without notice and consent

Summary

The bill forces medical examiners to notify a deceased person's next of kin, through law enforcement, before retaining an entire organ for identification or cause‑of‑death testing, and bars any retention for research or other purposes without consent. Violations would be punished as a Class C felony. It is intended to protect families' rights over their loved ones' bodies.

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