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LAWS OF DELAWARE
VOLUME 84
CHAPTER 274
152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FORMERLY
SENATE BILL NO. 209
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF FORENSIC SCIENCE AND THE DEFINITION OF NEXT OF KIN.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend § 4701A of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows and by redesignating accordingly:
§ 4701A. Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter, “next of kin” means 1 of the following:
(1) A spouse.
(2) If no spouse, the decedent’s adult children.
(3) If no spouse or adult children, the decedent’s parents.
(4) If no spouse, adult children, or parents of the decedent, the adult sibling of the decedent.
(4)(5) If no spouse, adult children, or parents of the decedent, or sibling of the decedent, the person who is legally entitled to claim the decedent’s remains for final disposition.
Approved June 20, 2024