CODE OF VIRGINIA

DETERMINATION OF HAZARDOUS HUMAN REMAINS (§ 32.1-309.4)

The Commissioner, in consultation with the Governor, shall have the authority to
determine if human remains are hazardous to the public health. If the
Commissioner determines that such remains are hazardous, the Commonwealth, with
direction from the Commissioner, shall be charged with the safe handling,
identification, and disposition of the remains and shall erect a memorial, as
appropriate, at any disposition site.For the purposes of this section,
“hazardous,” with regard to human remains, means those remains
contaminated with an infectious, radiologic, chemical, or other dangerous agent.

HISTORY: 2014, c. 228.