Montana § 39-71-725 Payment Of Burial Expense

Montana Statutes

§ 39-71-725 — Payment Of Burial Expense

Montana § 39-71-725

Title 39LABOR

Ch. 71WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Part 7Compensation and Benefits Generally

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 39-71-725 (2026).

Text

39-71-725 . Payment of burial expense. There must be paid, in case of the death of an employee whose death is the result of an accidental injury arising out of the employment and happening in the course of the employment, the reasonable burial expenses of the employee not exceeding $10,000. The payment is not a part of the compensation that might be paid but is a benefit in addition to and separate from compensation.

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39-71-725 . Payment of burial expense. There must be paid, in case of the death of an employee whose death is the result of an accidental injury arising out of the employment and happening in the course of the employment, the reasonable burial expenses of the employee not exceeding $10,000. The payment is not a part of the compensation that might be paid but is a benefit in addition to and separate from compensation.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 16, Ch. 96, L. 1915; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 196, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2916, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 121, L. 1925; re-en. Sec. 2916, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 128, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 213, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 38, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 234, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 194, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 92-705; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 21, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 377, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 132, L. 2021.