Pennsylvania § 15766 Provision for burial

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 15766 — Provision for burial

Pennsylvania § 15766

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 16COUNTIES

PartPART IV

Ch. 157PUBLIC HEALTH

Subch.CARE OF DEPENDENTS AND CHILDREN

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Bluebook

16 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 15766 (2026).

Text

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.

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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.