Louisiana § RS 40:52 - Permit for removal, burial, cremation, or other disposition of body for a death in state; requirements to obtain death certificate before removing body out of the continental United States
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§ RS 40:52. Permit for removal, burial, cremation, or other disposition of body for a death in state; requirements to obtain death certificate before removing body out of the continental United States
When a death or spontaneous fetal death (stillbirth) occurs in this state or when a dead human body is found, the deceased, stillborn child, or dead human body shall not be interred, deposited in a vault or tomb, removed from the state, cremated, or otherwise disposed of until a burial transit permit has been issued by a local registrar. However, a dead human body shall not be removed from the continental United States until a burial transit permit has been issued and a death certificate has been completed by the parish coroner or a physician as required in R.S. 40:34.10(19).
Acts 1979, No. 776, §1; Acts 2003, No. 657, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 40:52 ("Permit for removal, burial, cremation, or other disposition of body for a death in state; requirements to obtain death certificate before removing body out of the continental United States") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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