§ 932 - Suspicious cases
§ 932. Suspicious cases
A person shall not embalm and introduce any fluid into a body of a person who has died under suspicious circumstances or where a criminal cause of death is suspected, until after a legal investigation has determined the facts. An embalmer shall forthwith report any such case to the local health officer, or a majority of the board of selectmen, and obtain permission to embalm the body.