GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 651

Short Title:  Identify Dead Bodies.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Rand.

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Referred to:  Children and Human Resources

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April 11, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE PERMANENT IDENTIFICATION OF A DEAD BODY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 130A-115 is amended by adding the following new subsection to read:
"( f)	The funeral director or person otherwise responsible for the final disposition of a dead body shall, prior to the internment or entombment of the dead body, affix on the ankle or wrist of the dead body, or, if cremated, on the inside of the vessel containing the remains of the dead body, a tag of durable, noncorroding material permanently marked with the name of the deceased, the date of death, the social security number of the deceased, the county and state of death, and the site of internment or entombment."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1995.