Colorado § 12-240-137 - Postmortem examinations by licensee - definition - application of this section.
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§ 12-240-137. Postmortem examinations by licensee - definition - application of this section.
(1) As used in this section, "person" shall include any individual, partnership, corporation, body politic, or association.
(2) Consent for a licensee to conduct a postmortem examination of the body of a deceased person shall be deemed sufficient when given by whichever one of the following assumes custody of the body for purposes of burial: Father, mother, husband, wife, child, guardian, next of kin, or, in the absence of any of the foregoing, a friend or a person charged by law with the responsibility for burial. If two or more persons assume custody of the body, the consent of one of them shall be deemed sufficient.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as a repeal of any provision of part 6 of article 10 of title 30.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1212, § 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-36-133 as it existed prior to 2019.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, "The Private Autopsy: Problems of Consent", see 41 Den. L. Ctr. J. 239 (1964).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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