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RSA 325:40 · Sudden, Accidental or Suspicious Deaths

Title: XXX: OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter: 325 · EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS
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325:40 Sudden, Accidental or Suspicious Deaths. – No person shall inject into any cavity or artery of the body of any person who has died from an accidental or sudden death, or under suspicious circumstances, any fluid or substance until a legal certificate of the cause of death has been obtained from the attending physician or medical referee, nor until a legal investigation has determined the cause of death. If a criminal cause of death is alleged or suspected, no fluid or other substance shall be injected into a body until the cause of death is legally established. Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:41. RSA 325:40.

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Source. 1935, 95:1. RL 168:41. RSA 325:40.

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1935, 95:1. RL 168:41. RSA 325:40

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2026 SB53 reference · effective 2025-07-01
ard, or other bio-degradable container, or a shroud made of cotton, linen, wool, hemp, or other woven plant material. V. ?"Funeral director" means funeral director as defined in RSA 325. VI. ? "Holding facility" means the area of a NOR facility designated for the retention of human remains prior to NOR and includes a refrigerated facility. VII. ?"Human remains" means the body of a deceased person, o
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ard, or other bio-degradable container, or a shroud made of cotton, linen, wool, hemp, or other woven plant material. V. ?"Funeral director" means funeral director as defined in RSA 325. VI. ? "Holding facility" means the area of a NOR facility designated for the retention of human remains prior to NOR and includes a refrigerated facility. VII. ?"Human remains" means the body of a deceased person, o