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This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 411<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60700,"section_number":"32.1-309.1","catch_line":"Identification of decedent, next of kin; disposition of claimed dead body","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-309.1\/"},{"id":67654,"section_number":"32.1-309.2","catch_line":"Disposition of unclaimed dead body; how expenses paid","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-309.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":204695,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82654,"identifier":"32.1-309.5","token":"32.1\/8.1\/32.1-309.5","url":"\/32.1-309.5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-309.5\/","token":"32.1\/8.1\/32.1-309.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Storage of a dead human body","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-309.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If a dead human body is to be stored for more than 48 hours prior to disposition<\/span>, any institution having custody<\/span> of such body shall ensure that the dead human body is maintained in refrigeration at no more than approximately 40 degrees Fahrenheit or shall enter into an agreement with a local funeral service establishment pursuant to subsection D of \u00a7 32.1-309.2<\/a>. Any related expenses shall be borne by the claimant or the relevant city or county in accordance with \u00a7 32.1-309.1<\/a> or 32.1-309.2<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTORAGE OF A DEAD HUMAN BODY (\u00a7 32.1-309.5)\n\nIf a dead human body is to be stored for more than 48 hours prior to\ndisposition, any institution having custody of such body shall ensure that the\ndead human body is maintained in refrigeration at no more than approximately 40\ndegrees Fahrenheit or shall enter into an agreement with a local funeral service\nestablishment pursuant to subsection D of \u00a7 32.1-309.2. Any related expenses\nshall be borne by the claimant or the relevant city or county in accordance with\n\u00a7 32.1-309.1 or 32.1-309.2.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, c. 411.","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}}