SB 6261-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

Prohibits the moving, disturbance, or molestation of, or the interference with human remains coming within the jurisdiction of the coroner or medical examiner.

Requires the coroner or medical examiner, in evaluating whether it is necessary to retain jurisdiction and custody of human remains, to consider the deceased's religious beliefs, if known, including the tenets, customs, or rites related to death and burial.

Includes the medical examiner and law enforcement as contacts for a person who knows of the existence and location of human remains.