Rhode Island § 23-4-9 - Office of State Medical Examiners
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§ 23-4-9. Office of State Medical Examiners
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4-9
§ 23-4-9. Deaths in public places.
In the event that a person dies suddenly on a public highway or elsewhere in the public view and the death appears to be from natural causes or the result of injuries received from a highway accident, the state police or any superior officer of the local police or an agent of the office of state medical examiners may order the removal of the body from the place of death, upon completion of their investigation as to the cause and manner of death, to the funeral home designated by a family representative of the deceased or to the state morgue or any hospital.
History of Section.
P.L. 1973, ch. 169, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-4-9 ("Office of State Medical Examiners") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. 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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