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2018 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 15 - Probate, Trusts, and Fiduciaries
Human Bodies After Death
Article 19 - Treatment of Human Bodies After Death
Part 3 - Unclaimed Human Bodies
§ 15-19-305. Unlawful to hold autopsy
Universal Citation: CO Rev Stat ยง 15-19-305 (2018)
It is unlawful for any person to hold an autopsy on any dead human body mentioned in this part 3, except on the request of the districtattorney of the district where the body is located, without the written, telegraphic, or telephonic consent of the secretary of the anatomical board, such telegraphic or telephonic consent to be verified by written consent.
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