New Hampshire § 611-B-25 - Section 611-B:25 Unclaimed Body.
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§ 611-B-25. Section 611-B:25 Unclaimed Body.
If a dead body is unidentified or unclaimed for a period of not less than 48 hours following completion of the death investigation, the medical examiner shall release the body to the overseer of public welfare in the town or, in the case of an unincorporated place, to a county commissioner, who shall decently bury or cremate the body, or, with the consent of the commissioners or the overseer, it may be sent to the medical department of a medical school or university, to be used for the advancement of the science of anatomy and surgery, as provided for by law.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 611-B-25 ("Section 611-B:25 Unclaimed Body.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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