291-A:12 Search and Notification. –
I. 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) A law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or other emergency rescuer finding the individual; and
(b) If no other source of the information is immediately available, a hospital, as soon as practical after the individual's arrival at the hospital.
II. If a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift is located by the search required by subparagraph I(a) 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.
III. A person shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability for failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section but may be subject to administrative sanctions.