{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-406.53","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 406.53","heading":"Unclaimed remains of indigent person; exemption from notice to the anatomical board.","body":"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:\n(1) The indigent person’s remains are decomposed or mutilated by wounds or if an autopsy is performed on the remains;\n(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;\n(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\n(4) A funeral director licensed under chapter 497 certifies that the anatomical board has been notified and either accepted or declined the remains.\nHistory.—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.","path":["CHAPTER 406 MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DISPOSITION OF HUMAN REMAINS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0400-0499/0406/0406.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:05:21Z","sha256":"c6be6f9fdc88018f9d8d4671a054744addc2541ddcfb0602686ae4ab7d526804","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-406.52","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-406.55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}