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La. R.S. 37:855

Right to arrange funeral goods and services

Acts 2016, No. 143, §2, eff

A. The persons in the priority listed in R.S. 8:655 and R.S. 37:876 have the right to arrange with a funeral director or funeral establishment for funeral goods and services, as defined in R.S. 37:831, in preparation for the disposition of the remains of a decedent.

B. There is no liability for a funeral director, funeral establishment, or any respective employee for following the directions or relying on the representation of a person representing himself to be the person who has the prior right to arrange the funeral goods and services for the remains of a decedent in accordance with Subsection A of this Section.

C. There shall be no liability for a funeral director, funeral establishment, or any respective employee for permitting any interested person to view human remains in the care of the funeral director or funeral establishment.

Official source: Louisiana State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Louisiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.