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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2247
Introduced 1/11/2006, by Sen. Terry Link SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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55 ILCS 5/3-3034 |
from Ch. 34, par. 3-3034 |
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Amends the Counties Code. Provides that if human remains are unclaimed by family or friends, the coroner may bury or, at his or her option, cremate the remains (now, the coroner may only bury). Provides that cremation shall not be utilized if the preservation of the body is necessary or desirable for law enforcement purposes or if information about the deceased indicates that cremation is inconsistent with the religious beliefs of the deceased. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2247 |
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LRB094 15448 HLH 51218 b |
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| AN ACT concerning local government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section |
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| 3-3034 as follows:
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| (55 ILCS 5/3-3034) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-3034)
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| Sec. 3-3034. Disposition of body. After the inquest the |
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| coroner
may deliver the body or human remains of the deceased |
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| to the family of the deceased or, if there are no family |
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| members to accept the body or the remains, then to friends of |
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| the deceased, if there be any, but
if not, the coroner shall |
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| cause the body or the remains to be decently buried or, at the |
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| coroner's option, cremated, the expenses to be paid
from the |
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| property of the deceased, if there is sufficient, if not, by |
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| the
county. The coroner shall not approve cremation of the body |
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| if there is any information indicating that cremation is |
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| inconsistent with the religious beliefs of the deceased, or in |
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| any case where it is necessary or desirable to preserve the |
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| body for law enforcement purposes. If the State Treasurer, |
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| pursuant to the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, |
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| delivers human remains to the coroner, the coroner shall cause |
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| the human remains to be disposed of as provided in this |
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| Section.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-422, eff. 8-2-05.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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