{"data":{"id":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-15766","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"16 Pa.C.S. § 15766","heading":"Provision for burial.","body":"Except as otherwise provided by law, the county commissioners of a county of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth class shall provide for the burial of an individual who dies in the county unless the individual's body is claimed by a relative by blood or marriage, a friend, a fraternal or veterans' organization, a charitable organization or the Department of Health, and is buried at the expense of the relative, friend or organization. Burial may not cost more than $300.","path":["Title 16 - COUNTIES","PART IV COUNTIES OF THE SECOND CLASS A THROUGH EIGHTH CLASS","CHAPTER 157 PUBLIC HEALTH","SUBCHAPTER E CARE OF DEPENDENTS AND CHILDREN"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=16\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=157\u0026sctn=66\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-23 (Statute Update stamp, 16 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:18Z","sha256":"b9941a62458ca7d93041afa59e1ae7845a07f6b130e32783f78e7f77d60feb53","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-15765","next":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-15767"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}