N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:16-7.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 10A:16-7.4 - Claiming bodies of deceased inmates

(a) The Department of Corrections shall make reasonable attempts to notify the next of kin regarding claiming the body of a deceased inmate in accordance with the notification provisions established in this subchapter and related internal management procedures.

(b) Persons claiming the body of a deceased inmate must contact the hospital where the inmate expired or appropriate medical examiner's office where the body was taken in order to obtain the release of the body.

(c) The Department of Corrections shall not be responsible for the costs of burial or cremation for bodies of deceased inmates that are claimed.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:16-7.4

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 2800(a), effective 8/21/2017