10-111 - Searching Dead Bodies

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10-110 - Notification of the Medical Examiner
10-112 - Transportation of Dead Bodies

10-111 - Searching Dead Bodies

  • Summary: Rules and legal considerations for searching deceased individuals while preserving evidence and maintaining respect for the deceased.
  • Effective Date: 07-17-2001
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Policy

Officers shall prevent anyone other than investigators or personnel from the Medical Examiner's Office from searching dead bodies. A witness, preferably a family member, shall be requested to remain at the scene and shall be identified in the Offense/Incident Report. Any personal effects taken from the deceased by anyone shall be documented in the report. Death weapons or other property of the deceased, when taken for evidence, shall be itemized and signed for by the officers when so requested by the Medical Examiner.

 

Definitions

Refer to the Commonly Used Terms page for general definitions.

  • Investigators: All persons from the MPD Homicide unit and Internal Affairs unit who are conducting an investigation of the Critical Incident, unless other Criminal Investigating and Administrative Investigating Entities have been designated by the Chief of Police or their designee.
10-110 - Notification of the Medical Examiner
10-112 - Transportation of Dead Bodies

Document History:

Title Effective Date Revision Type Download
10-111 - Searching Dead Bodies 07-17-2001 download PDF

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