N.D. Cent. Code § 23-06.6-11

Current through the 2023 Legislative Sessions
Section 23-06.6-11 - Search and notification
1. The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death for a document of gift or other information identifying the individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal:
a. A law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or other emergency rescuer finding the individual; and
b. If no other source of the information is immediately available, a hospital, as soon as practical after the individual's arrival at the hospital.
2. If a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift is located by the search required by subdivision a of subsection 1 and the individual or deceased individual to whom it relates is taken to a hospital, the person responsible for conducting the search shall send the document of gift or refusal to the hospital.
3. A person is not subject to criminal or civil liability for failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section but may be subject to administrative sanctions.

N.D.C.C. § 23-06.6-11