Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 25 > Chapter 21-C – Louisiana Human Remains Protection and Control Act


§ 25:951	This Chapter shall be known as the “Louisiana Human Remains Protection and Control Act”.
§ 25:952	The legislature hereby finds that Louisiana law has never permitted, recognized, or sanctioned ownership rights in human remains and that such materials are explicitly exempted from
§ 25:953	As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
§ 25:954	Except as otherwise permitted by law:
§ 25:955	A.(1) A first offense violation of this Chapter shall be punishable upon conviction by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for
§ 25:956	A. A natural or juridical person possessing human remains in violation of this Chapter may voluntarily relinquish possession of such human remains to the Louisiana Department of Just
§ 25:957	A. The following shall be exempt from the restrictions and prohibitions of this Chapter:
§ 25:958	A. The provisions of this Chapter are not intended to supplant the primary criminal jurisdiction of district attorneys under R.S. 14:101, R.S. 8:655, R.S. 8:659, R.S. 8:678, R.S. 17:
§ 25:959	The attorney general shall administer the provisions of this Chapter and shall be charged with the investigation and enforcement of this Chapter. The prosecution of the civil provisi

Bequest: Property gifted by will.
Certificate: means the document issued as written evidence of the benefit contract. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:284
Human remains: means the body or parts thereof of a deceased person and includes the body or parts thereof in any stage of decomposition, as well as cremated remains. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 25:953
Laws: means the society's articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws, however designated. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:284
Lodge: means subordinate member units of the society, known as camps, courts, councils, branches, or by any other designation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:284
Possession: means the exercise of control over human remains. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 25:953
Society: means fraternal benefit society. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:284
Trade: means to distribute, to offer for sale, to offer for acquisition, to buy, to sell, to barter, to exchange, to give, to receive, to donate, or to bequest, whether by physical delivery or by subterfuge. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 25:953

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