Statutes > Arkansas Statutes > Title 20 - Public Health And Welfare > Subtitle 2 - Health And Safety > Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead > Subchapter 7 - Unclaimed Bodies > § 20-17-705 - Wishes of deceased for disposition honored.

§ 20-17-705 - Wishes of deceased for disposition honored.

20-17-705. Wishes of deceased for disposition honored.

(a) No unclaimed dead human body shall be surrendered to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences under this subchapter if there is proof that the deceased has during his or her last illness expressed his or her desire to be buried or otherwise interred.

(b) Any adult may by will or otherwise donate his or her body to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences under the Revised Arkansas Anatomical Gift Act, 20-17-1201 et seq.