Missing or unidentified persons.

Existing law requires a postmortem examination or autopsy that is conducted at the discretion of the coroner to include certain procedures, including, among others, taking available fingerprints and palm prints and a dental examination including dental charts and dental X-rays, as specified. Existing law requires the coroner to prepare a final report of investigation containing information collected pursuant to the postmortem examination or autopsy. Existing law, subject to exception, prohibits cremation or burying of an unidentified deceased person until the jaws and other tissue samples are retained by the coroner.