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Utah Code Title 53B. State System of Higher Education § 53B-17-301. Unclaimed dead bodies--Notice to school of medicine at the University of Utah--Preservation of dead bodies

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) A county shall, within 24 hours after assuming custody of an unclaimed body for which the county is required to provide burial under Section 26B-8-225, provide notice of the county's custody of the body to the dean of the school of medicine at the University of Utah.

(2) The notice described in Subsection (1) shall specify the body's probable cause of death.

(3) Subject to Section 26B-8-225, the county shall, at the request of the dean of the school of medicine at the University of Utah, forward the body to the university, at the university's expense, within 24 hours of receiving the dean's request.

(4) The school of medicine at the University of Utah shall, for a body it receives under Subsection (3):

(a) properly embalm and preserve the body for at least 60 days; and

(b) upon request, release the body to a person with priority to control the disposition of the body under Section 58-9-602.

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