Tennessee § 38-5-118 Disposition of body of decedent

Tennessee Statutes

§ 38-5-118 — Disposition of body of decedent

Tennessee § 38-5-118

Title38

This text of Tennessee § 38-5-118 (Disposition of body of decedent) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Tennessee primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-5-118 (2026).

Text

After the inquisition, the coroner or medical investigator may deliver the body of the deceased to the deceased's relatives, if there are any; but if not, the coroner or the medical investigator shall cause the deceased to be decently buried or cremated in accordance with § 68-4-113 , and the expense to be paid from the property found with the body, or, if there is none, from the county treasury, by certifying an account of the expenses to the county mayor, who shall allow and pay the expenses, if deemed reasonable, as other claims on the county.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

After the inquisition, the coroner or medical investigator may deliver the body of the deceased to the deceased's relatives, if there are any; but if not, the coroner or the medical investigator shall cause the deceased to be decently buried or cremated in accordance with § 68-4-113 , and the expense to be paid from the property found with the body, or, if there is none, from the county treasury, by certifying an account of the expenses to the county mayor, who shall allow and pay the expenses, if deemed reasonable, as other claims on the county.

Legislative History

Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 287, s 5, eff. 4/25/2013. Code 1858, § 5314; Shan., § 7292; Code 1932, §11893; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 16, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §38-418, Acts 2003 , ch. 90, § 2.