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SENATE BILL NO. 80
BY SENATOR CLAITOR
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 13:5715(A)(2), relative to coroners; to provide relative to the
3 disposition of paupers; to provide for disposition expenses; and to provide for related
4 matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 13:5715(A)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง5715. Delivery of body; disposition of paupers; anatomical gifts; kidney or eye
8 removal; limitation of liability
9 A.(1) * * *
10 (2) The coroner shall arrange for the disposition of paupers, preferably by a
11 Louisiana licensed funeral home. The disposition expenses shall not exceed the
12 actual cost of the service, and shall be paid by the parish or municipality in which the
13 death occurred of the decedent's domicile, if located in Louisiana, or by the
14 parish or municipality where the death occurred if the decedent's domicile is
15 not in Louisiana, and the coroner serving that parish or municipality shall
16 assume jurisdiction of the case and accept the remains for future disposition
17 pursuant to the law. However, such Disposition expenses for patients or residents
18 of any state-operated health care or treatment facility shall not be paid by the parish
19 or municipality in which the death occurred, but shall be paid by the state. The state
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1 or any municipality or parish coroner may establish a maximum amount which it
2 shall pay for individual disposition expenses.
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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