Skip to main content
CourtGPT logoCourtGPT
Directory
Law
For Attorneys
Blog
AppointmentsSign InSign Up
3791 — Puerto Rico Law | CourtGPT
  1. Home/
  2. Laws/
  3. Puerto Rico/
  4. Title Twenty-four - Health and Sanitation (§§ 1 — 15010)/
  5. Part VII - Hospitals, Institutions and Health Programs/
  6. 3771/
  7. Subchapter III/
  8. 3791
Puerto Rico Legal Code

3791

Ask AI about this
All human remains shall be transported in a body bag, protected from plain sight, so as not to become a hazard to public health.\nIf more than twenty-four (24) hours after the death have elapsed, human remains shall be embalmed prior to transportation, unless transported in a sealed metal casket.\nIn accordance with §§ 3001 et seq. of Title 34, any human remains under the jurisdiction of the Institute of Forensic Sciences shall not be embalmed without previous authorization from the Institute.\nHistory —Sept. 15, 2012, No. 258, § 3.01.