Florida § 406.53 - Unclaimed remains of indigent person; exemption from notice to the anatomical board.

§ 406.53. Unclaimed remains of indigent person; exemption from notice to the anatomical board.

A board of county commissioners or its designated county department that receives a report of the unclaimed remains of an indigent person, notwithstanding s. 406.50(1), is not required to notify the anatomical board of the remains if: (1) The indigent person’s remains are decomposed or mutilated by wounds or if an autopsy is performed on the remains; (2) A legally authorized person or a relative by blood or marriage claims the remains for final disposition at his or her expense or, if such relative or legally authorized person is also an indigent person, in a manner consistent with the policies and procedures of the board of county commissioners of the county in which the death occurred or the remains were found; (3) The deceased person was a veteran of the United States Armed Forces, United States Reserve Forces, or National Guard and is eligible for burial in a national cemetery or was the spouse or dependent child of a veteran eligible for burial in a national cemetery; or (4) A funeral director licensed under chapter 497 certifies that the anatomical board has been notified and either accepted or declined the remains.