§ 497.387, Fla. Stat. · Part III. FUNERAL DIRECTING, EMBALMING,AND RELATED SERVICES
Unlawful to remove or embalm body without consent of proper official when crime is suspected.
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Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
It is unlawful for a licensee under this chapter to remove or embalm a dead human body when she or he has information indicating crime or violence of any sort in connection with the cause of death until permission of the medical examiner or other lawfully authorized official has first been obtained.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
ss. 1, 5, ch. 79-231; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 89-8; s. 122, ch. 93-399; s. 325, ch. 97-103; s. 92, ch. 2004-301.
Note
Note.—Former s. 470.032.
Source of truth
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