[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR831.10]

[Page 191]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
           CHAPTER VIII--NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
 
PART 831_ACCIDENT/INCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  831.10  Autopsies.

    The Board is authorized to obtain, with or without reimbursement, a 
copy of the report of autopsy performed by State or local officials on 
any person who dies as a result of having been involved in a 
transportation accident within the jurisdiction of the Board. The 
investigator-in-charge, on behalf of the Board, may order an autopsy or 
seek other tests of such persons as may be necessary to the 
investigation, provided that to the extent consistent with the needs of 
the accident investigation, provisions of local law protecting religious 
beliefs with respect to autopsies shall be observed.