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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1974, chapters 44 and 45; in 1979, chapter 711; in 2014, chapters 228<\/a> and 583<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":67206,"section_number":"32.1-299","catch_line":"Distribution of bodies","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-299\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":204643,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80997,"identifier":"32.1-298","token":"32.1\/8\/3\/32.1-298","url":"\/32.1-298\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-298\/","token":"32.1\/8\/3\/32.1-298","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notification of Commissioner and delivery of bodies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-298","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person<\/span> having charge or control of any dead human body that has been lawfully donated for scientific study shall notify the Commissioner<\/span> whenever and as soon as any such body comes to his possession<\/span>, charge, or control and shall, without fee or reward, permit the Commissioner<\/span> or his agents to remove such body, to be used for the advancement of health science.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTIFICATION OF COMMISSIONER AND DELIVERY OF BODIES (\u00a7 32.1-298)\n\nAny person having charge or control of any dead human body that has been\nlawfully donated for scientific study shall notify the Commissioner whenever and\nas soon as any such body comes to his possession, charge, or control and shall,\nwithout fee or reward, permit the Commissioner or his agents to remove such\nbody, to be used for the advancement of health science.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-356; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1979, c. 711; 2014, cc. 228,\n583.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}