SEC. 41-37-3. Purposes for which autopsy may be performed.
An autopsy may be performed, as provided by this chapter, for the purpose of determining the primary and/or contributing cause of death in the interest of public health and in criminal cases.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 7158-02; Laws, 1960, ch. 258, Sec. 3, eff from and after passage (approved May 11, 1960).