Louisiana § RS 37:855 - Right to arrange funeral goods and services
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 37:855 — Right to arrange funeral goods and services, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 37:855. Right to arrange funeral goods and services
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.
Acts 2016, No. 143, §2, eff. May 19, 2016; Acts 2020, No. 329, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 37:855 cover?
Section RS 37:855 ("Right to arrange funeral goods and services") 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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