§ 205.17 Claiming of Human Remains Removed to the City Mortuary.
RCNY § 205.17
When human remains which have been removed to the City mortuary are subsequently claimed, the person in charge of the City mortuary shall deliver the remains, on demand, to a funeral director or undertaker who submits a written statement that he or she, or the funeral establishment with which he or she is associated, has been employed by the person in control of disposition. Together with the remains, the person in charge of the City mortuary shall deliver the certificate of death or termination of pregnancy and confidential medical report, if any, or, if such documents have been filed with the Department, any permit issued by the Department authorizing burial in the City cemetery. When the funeral director or undertaker is required to notify the public administrator of a county in the City pursuant to § 1113 of the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act, the statement of such funeral director's or undertaker's employment shall first be approved by the public administrator.
