# Utah Code § 53H-4-203: Use of dead bodies for medical purposes

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## Section

- **Citation:** Utah Code § 53H-4-203
- **Heading:** Use of dead bodies for medical purposes
- **Jurisdiction:** Utah
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Utah Code / Title 53H / Chapter 53H-4 / § 53H-4-203

## Text

(1) A county shall, within 24 hours after assuming custody of an unclaimed body for which the county is required to provide burial under Section 26B-8-225, provide notice of the county's custody of the body to the dean of University of Utah School of Medicine. (2) The notice described in Subsection (1) shall specify the body's probable cause of death. (3) Subject to Section 26B-8-225, the county shall, at the request of the dean ofthe University of Utah School of Medicine, forward the body to the university, at the university's expense, within 24 hours of receiving the dean's request. (4) The University of Utah School of Medicine shall, for a body it receives under Subsection (3): (a) properly embalm and preserve the body for at least 60 days; and (b) upon request, release the body to a person with priority to control the disposition of the body under Section 58-9-602. (5) (a) A person delivering a body to the University of Utah shall receive a receipt for the body. (b) The University of Utah School of Medicine is responsible for records kept on any body received under this section. (c) The records shall include all facts necessary for proper identification of the body. (6) A body unclaimed after 60 days under this section may be used for the following purposes: (a) to promote medical and surgical science; and (b) for instruction and study by physicians and students of anatomy and embalming. (7) The University of Utah School of Medicine shall, upon completion of the purposes outlined in Subsection (6), ensure the remains: (a) are properly cremated; or (b) receive a decent burial. (8) A person who commits the following violations is guilty of a class B misdemeanor: (a) failure or neglect to give notice required under Subsection (1); or (b) failure or neglect to forward a body upon request under Subsection (3).

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