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Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-309.1 Identification of decedent, next of kin; disposition of claimed dead body
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A. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Disposition" means the burial, interment, entombment, cremation, or other authorized disposition of a dead body permitted by law. "Next of kin" has the same meaning assigned to it in § 54.1-2800. B. In …
Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-309.2 Disposition of unclaimed dead body; how expenses paid
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A. In any case in which (i) the primary law-enforcement agency of the county or city in which the person or institution having initial custody of the dead body of the decedent is located or the county or city in which the decedent resided, as may be appropriate pursuant to § 32.1…
Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-309.3 Cremations and burials at sea
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No dead human body whose death occurred in Virginia shall be cremated or buried at sea, irrespective of the cause and manner of death, unless the Chief Medical Examiner, an Assistant Chief Medical Examiner, or a medical examiner appointed pursuant to § 32.1-282 has determined tha…
Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-309.4 Determination of hazardous human remains
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The Commissioner, in consultation with the Governor, shall have the authority to determine if human remains are hazardous to the public health. If the Commissioner determines that such remains are hazardous, the Commonwealth, with direction from the Commissioner, shall be charged…