Search and notification.

Miss. Code Ann. § 41-39-123
in effect
Sign in to generate a plain English summaryAsk Belisarius Agent
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 law enforcement officer, fire fighter, paramedic, or other emergency rescuer finding the individual; and If no other source of the information is immediately available, a hospital, as soon as practical after the individual’s arrival at the hospital. If a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift is located by the search required by subsection (a) (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. 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.

Starting a business in Mississippi? Mississippi LLC guide: costs and requirements