Florida Statute 406.53 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 406
MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DISPOSITION OF HUMAN REMAINS

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F.S. 406.53

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.

History.—s. 7, ch. 28163, 1953; s. 1, ch. 67-564; ss. 15, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 81-40; s. 10, ch. 84-114; s. 12, ch. 95-143; s. 88, ch. 95-148; s. 3, ch. 96-251; s. 44, ch. 99-8; s. 143, ch. 2004-301; s. 9, ch. 2013-138.

Note.—Former s. 245.08.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 406.53

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 406.53.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 406.53

Total Results: 2

Blackshears II Aluminum, Inc. v. Department of Revenue

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1994-08-05T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 641 So. 2d 928, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 7749, 1994 WL 406145

Snippet: judgment from Blackshears, it will have received $277,-406.53 rightfully belonging to the entities who originally

Pembroke Pembroke v. Peninsular Terminal Co.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1933-01-16T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 146 So. 249, 108 Fla. 46

Snippet: Shore, etc., Co. v. Nicomen Broom Co., 212 U.S. 406,53 L.Ed. 574. As to what are "navigable waters