Colorado Revised Statutes Title 16. Criminal Proceedings § 16-2.7-104. Unidentified human remains--reporting--DNA samples

(1) Except as provided in section 24-80-1303, C.R.S., with regard to anthropological investigations, a person who has custody of unidentified human remains shall immediately notify the coroner or medical examiner of the county in which the remains are located and the sheriff, police chief, or land managing agency official in accordance with section 24-80-1302(1), C.R.S.

(2) If a coroner or medical examiner takes legal custody of unidentified human remains pursuant to section 24-80-1302(2), C.R.S., or section 30-10-606(1.2), C.R.S., the coroner or medical examiner shall make reasonable attempts to identify the human remains. These attempts may include, but need not be limited to, obtaining:

(3) If a coroner or medical examiner takes legal custody of unidentified human remains pursuant to section 24-80-1302(2), C.R.S., or section 30-10-606(1.2), C.R.S., the coroner or medical examiner shall:

(4) A coroner or medical examiner shall neither dispose of nor engage in actions that will materially affect unidentified human remains before the coroner or medical examiner:

(5) Until all available information concerning the physical appearance and structure of unidentified human remains is entered into the national crime information center database, cremation or natural reduction of unidentified human remains is prohibited.