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SB2247 Engrossed |
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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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