GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

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HOUSE BILL 942

Short Title:  Mark Bodies for Burial.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives G. Miller; and H. Hunter.

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Referred to:  Business and Labor.

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April 12, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE IDENTIFICATION OF DEAD BODIES BEFORE BURIAL.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 16 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 130A-396.  Identification of bodies before burial.
A body that is embalmed for burial shall bear an identification tag or other permanent mark to identify the body in case the body is later disinterred."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1995.