APPROVED CHAPTER
MARCH 25, 2025 14
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 117 - L.D. 250
An Act Regarding the Disposal of Abandoned Human Remains
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3028-A, 2nd ¶, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 335, §1, is amended
to read:
The Chief Medical Examiner may assume responsibility for the disposal of identified
human remains of a deceased resident of this State that are the subject of a medical
examiner case if no one takes custody and control of the human remains for a period of 30
15 days after the Chief Medical Examiner has both completed an autopsy or necessary
examination of the human remains and made reasonable inquiry under section 3028‑D,
subsection 1. Such abandoned remains may be interred or cremated. The Chief Medical
Examiner shall file or cause to be filed a certificate of abandonment in the municipality
where the human remains were recovered that indicates the means of disposal.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 14: 22.3028