Nevada § 259.180 Burial of decedent; payment of expenses

Nevada Statutes

§ 259.180 — Burial of decedent; payment of expenses

Nevada § 259.180

Title 20COUNTIES AND TOWNSHIPS: FORMATION, GOVERNMENT

Ch. 259Coroners

DECEDENTS

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Bluebook

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 259.180 (2026).

Text

After the inquest, if no one takes charge of the body, the coroner shall cause it to be decently buried. The expenses of the burial must be paid from the money deposited with the county treasurer or the estate of the deceased, as the case may be. If the deceased has no money or estate, or the money or estate of the deceased is insufficient to bear the entire cost of burial, the county in which the deceased is buried shall bear the cost of the burial in excess of any money or estate available.

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After the inquest, if no one takes charge of the body, the coroner shall cause it to be decently buried. The expenses of the burial must be paid from the money deposited with the county treasurer or the estate of the deceased, as the case may be. If the deceased has no money or estate, or the money or estate of the deceased is insufficient to bear the entire cost of burial, the county in which the deceased is buried shall bear the cost of the burial in excess of any money or estate available.