Art. 253 CrimPC from 2023

Art. 253 Examination of Dead Bodies Unnatural deaths
1 If there are indications that a death did not occur naturally, and in particular indications of an offence, or if the body is unidentified, the public prosecutor shall order an inspection of the body to be carried out by a specialist doctor in order to establish the cause of death or to identify the body.
2 If, after the inspection of the body, there is no evidence that an offence has been committed and if identity is established, the public prosecutor shall release the body for the funeral.
3 The public prosecutor shall otherwise order the body to be secured and further tests, and if necessary an autopsy to be carried out by an institute for forensic medicine. It may order the body or parts thereof to be retained for as long as required for the purpose of the investigation.
4 The cantons shall decide persons in the medical profession are required to report unnatural deaths to the criminal justice authorities.
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.