Usufruct
R.S. 40:52

Permit for removal, burial, cremation, or other disposition of body for a death in state; requirements to obtain death certificate before removing body out of the continental United States ACTIVE

When a death or spontaneous fetal death (stillbirth) occurs in this state or when a dead human body is found, the deceased, stillborn child, or dead human body shall not be interred, deposited in a vault or tomb, removed from the state, cremated, or otherwise disposed of until a burial transit permit has been issued by a local registrar. However, a dead human body shall not be removed from the continental United States until a burial transit permit has been issued and a death certificate has been completed by the parish coroner or a physician as required in R.S. 40:34.10(19).

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History

  • enactment Acts 1979, No. 776, §1
  • amendment Acts 2003, No. 657, §1

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 40:52 (2026).
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@misc{larevstat-40-52,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 40:52},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-40/section-52},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}