Non-criminal cases: If an autopsy is required, the parties concerned or the close relatives or guardians of the deceased shall be notified to be present to witness. The on-site witness shall sign the appraisal record. If the witness is not present, the judicial appraiser shall not carry out relevant appraisal activities, and the delay time shall not be included in the appraisal time limit. ? Criminal case: the public security organ informed the family of the deceased to be present and asked them to sign the autopsy notice. If the family of the deceased refuses to be present or refuses to sign without justifiable reasons, the investigators shall indicate it in the notice of autopsy. If it is impossible to notify the family members of the deceased, it shall be indicated in the record. 1. Article 25 of the General Principles of Judicial Appraisal (1). In the process of identification, if it is necessary to have a physical examination of a person without or with limited capacity for civil conduct, it shall notify his guardian or close relatives to be present to witness; When necessary, the client may be notified to be present to witness.

If a forensic psychiatric appraisal is conducted on the appraiser, the client or the close relatives or guardians of the appraiser shall be notified to be present to witness.

If an autopsy is required, the parties concerned or the close relatives or guardians of the deceased shall be notified to be present to witness.

The on-site witness shall sign the appraisal record. If the witness is not present, the judicial appraiser shall not carry out relevant appraisal activities, and the delay time shall not be included in the appraisal time limit.

Two. Procedures for handling criminal cases by public security organs 1 Article 213 In order to determine the cause of death, a corpse may be dissected with the approval of the person in charge of a public security organ at or above the county level, and the family members of the deceased shall be notified to be present to sign the notice of autopsy.

If the family of the deceased refuses to be present or refuses to sign without justifiable reasons, the investigators shall indicate it in the notice of autopsy. If it is impossible to notify the family members of the deceased, it shall be indicated in the record.

2. Article 214 If the cause of death has been ascertained and the necessary corpse has not been preserved, the family members shall be notified to take it back. If it is impossible to notify or the family refuses to take it back after notification, it can be handled in time with the approval of the person in charge of the public security organ at or above the county level.