16 Pa. C.S. § 15766

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 15766 - Provision for burial

Except as otherwise provided by law, the county commissioners of a county of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth class shall provide for the burial of an individual who dies in the county unless the individual's body is claimed by a relative by blood or marriage, a friend, a fraternal or veterans' organization, a charitable organization or the Department of Health, and is buried at the expense of the relative, friend or organization. Burial may not cost more than $300.

16 Pa.C.S. § 15766

Added by P.L. (number not assigned at time of publication) 2024 No. 14,§ 4, eff. 7/8/2024.