§1563. Disposal of body of person who died in jail
When a person dies in jail and if the medical examiner determines that an autopsy is not needed under section 1562‑A, the jailer or sheriff shall deliver the body to the friends of the deceased, if requested. Otherwise, the jailer or sheriff shall dispose of it for anatomical purposes, as provided in Title 22, chapter 709, unless the deceased at any time requested to be buried, in which case the jailer or sheriff shall bury the body in the common burying ground and the burial expenses must be paid by the municipality in which the deceased had a residence, if any in the State, or, if not, by the State. [PL 2011, c. 60, §3 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,10 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 60, §3 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
Chapter 13: COUNTY JAILS AND JAILERS
Subchapter 2: PRISONERS AND THEIR CONDUCT
30-A §1551. Positions of trust for certain prisoners
30-A §1552. Treatment of prisoners for debt and minors
30-A §1553. Violations or furnishing liquor to prisoners
30-A §1555. Prisoners may attend funerals
30-A §1557. Transfer from jails (REPEALED)
30-A §1557-A. Transfer from jails (REPEALED)
30-A §1557-B. Transfer from a sending jail to a receiving jail
30-A §1558. Transfer from state correctional facilities (REPEALED)
30-A §1558-A. Transfer from state correctional facilities
30-A §1559. Administration of medication
30-A §1560. Removal for disease
30-A §1561. Medical care and expenses
30-A §1561-A. Transportation of female prisoners to and from medical appointments
30-A §1562-A. Death of a person in custody
30-A §1563. Disposal of body of person who died in jail
30-A §1564. Assistance to discharged prisoners (REPEALED)