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2022 Delaware Code
Title 7 - Conservation
Chapter 54. UNMARKED HUMAN BURIALS AND HUMAN SKELETAL REMAINS
§ 5405. Jurisdiction over remains.
Universal Citation: 7 DE Code § 5405 (2022)
§ 5405. Jurisdiction over remains.
(a) Subsequent to notification of the discovery of an unmarked human burial or human skeletal remains, the Medical Examiner shall certify in writing to the Director, as soon as possible, whether the remains come under the Medical Examiner's jurisdiction.
(b) If the Medical Examiner determines that the remains come under the Medical Examiner's jurisdiction, the Medical Examiner will immediately proceed with an investigation pursuant to Chapter 47 of Title 29.
(c) All those remains determined to be not within the jurisdiction of the Medical Examiner shall be within the jurisdiction of the Director.
66 Del. Laws, c. 38, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 153, § 4; 83 Del. Laws, c. 142, § 1;
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