An Act To Identify The State'S Unidentified Human Remains

This bill requires Maine's Chief Medical Examiner to use DNA analysis through forensic genetic genealogy testing to identify unidentified human remains after holding them for 45 days. It directly affects the Chief Medical Examiner's office and the unidentified remains in their custody. The key provision mandates testing using forensic genetic genealogy (DNA analysis compared against public genealogy databases) to establish identities. This applies to remains not in cared-for cemeteries or known to be Native American, aiming to resolve long-standing cases of unidentified remains.