Mortuary Service Administration Act Article 69

After the handling process of corpses due to unexpected events or unknown causes of death by military policemen or police stations in accordance with the law, local public funeral service industries shall be notified to handle the corpses’ transportation matters, except for those that have been claimed by a family member and have other mortuary served commissioned. Ownerless corpses are not allowed to have referrals nor other mortuary services commissioned to provide services.After receiving the preceding notice, public funeral homes shall handle the body or commission another funeral etiquette service industry to transport the corpse to the funeral home and handle it in accordance with relevant regulations.Those who fail to comply with the regulations in the preceding 2 Articles or who have no permission from the family members to transport the corpse may not request any fees.The handling autonomy statute of ownerless corpses without family members’ claiming mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be conducted by the special municipality or county (city) competent authority for approval.