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SB 959 Disposition of unclaimed dead body; final orders of transportation and disposition.

Introduced by: Ryan T. McDougle | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Disposition of unclaimed dead body; final orders of transportation and disposition. Provides that in cases in which a county or city attorney or the attorney for the Commonwealth for a county or city requests an order for transportation and disposition of an unclaimed dead body, the attorney shall do so forthwith and without delay and shall request that the order be entered by the court within one business day. The bill also provides that the request shall include instructions for the transportation and disposition of the unclaimed dead body and that the final order may direct the clerk to provide a copy of the final order to the attorney who has submitted the request.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Disposition of unclaimed dead body; final orders of transportation and disposition. Requires that a court enter a final order of transportation and disposition of an unclaimed dead body within one business day of receiving a request for such order by the attorney for the county or city in which the person having custody of the unclaimed dead body is located or, if there is no county or city attorney, the attorney for the Commonwealth in such county or city, and requires such request to include transportation and disposition instructions for the unclaimed dead body. The bill allows a court to authorize the clerk to issue a final order for disposition of an unclaimed dead body, without judicial review, to the attorney for the Commonwealth who has submitted a completed request for a final order.