§ 32.1-309.4 Determination of hazardous human remains
The Commissioner, in consultation with the Governor, shall have the authority to determine if human remains are hazardous to the public health. If the Commissioner determines that such remains are hazardous, the Commonwealth, with direction from the Commissioner, shall be charged with the safe handling, identification, and disposition of the remains and shall erect a memorial, as appropriate, at any disposition site. For the purposes of this section, “hazardous,” with regard to human remains, means those remains contaminated with an infectious, radiologic, chemical, or other dangerous agent.
History
This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 228 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.
2014, c. 228.