LD 1969
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LR 2349
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B. In any medical examiner case in which noncriminal violence
physical injury attributable to noncriminal conduct is
suspected, or in which any violence by motor vehicle,
including vehicular manslaughter, is suspected, no a person
shall may not move or alter the body or any objects at the
scene of death prior to the arrival, or without the express
authorization, of the district attorney for the district in
which the body is located or his the district attorney's
authorized representative; and

 
C. In any medical examiner case in which criminal violence
physical injury attributable to criminal conduct other than
by motor vehicle vehicular manslaughter is suspected, no a
person shall may not move or alter the body or any objects
at the scene of death prior to the arrival, or without the
express authorization, of the Attorney General or his the
Attorney General's authorized representative.

 
2. Preservation or removal of body. In any medical examiner
case where in which the body is in danger of being destroyed or
lost, or the location of the body renders it a serious threat to
the safety or health of others, any a person may take whatever
steps are reasonably necessary for the retention or preservation
of the body prior to the arrival or authorization of the medical
examiner or the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, provided
that such.__The person shall first, whenever if practicable,
exactly mark the location and position of the body.

 
In any medical examiner case where criminal violence in which
physical injury attributable to criminal conduct other than by
motor vehicle vehicular manslaughter is not suspected, and the
presence of the body is likely to cause hardship or outrage, and
a medical examiner or the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
cannot can not be reached in a reasonable period of time, the
district attorney for the district in which the body is located,
or his the district attorney's authorized representative, may
authorize removal of the body by the law enforcement officer in
charge of the scene, provided that the.__The officer shall first,
whenever if practicable, exactly mark the location and position
of the body.

 
A. When death occurs in a medical facility such as a
hospital or an ambulance, the body may be removed to a
mortuary under the following conditions:

 
(1) The incident causing the death did not occur in
the medical facility;


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