HB383 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris England Representative

Democrat

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Medical examiners, criminal penalties established for medical examiner retaining deceased person's organs in certain circumstances

Description

Under existing law, a medical examiner is required to notify the next of kin if he or she retains the organ or organs of a deceased person to determine identification or the cause or manner of death.

Under existing law, a medical examiner may not retain a deceased person's organ or organs for any reason other than to determine identification or cause or manner of death without notification and approval by the next of kin.

This bill would provide that a medical examiner commits a Class C felony if he or she retains a deceased person's organ or organs without the notification and consent of the next of kin in certain circumstances.

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Subjects

Criminal Procedure