RS 37:855
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RS 37:855
§855. Right to arrange funeral goods and services
A. The persons in the priority listed in R.S. 8:655 and R.S. 37:876 have the right to arrange with a funeral director or funeral establishment for funeral goods and services, as defined in R.S. 37:831, in preparation for the disposition of the remains of a decedent.
B. There is no liability for a funeral director, funeral establishment, or any respective employee for following the directions or relying on the representation of a person representing himself to be the person who has the prior right to arrange the funeral goods and services for the remains of a decedent in accordance with Subsection A of this Section.
C. There shall be no liability for a funeral director, funeral establishment, or any respective employee for permitting any interested person to view human remains in the care of the funeral director or funeral establishment.
Acts 2016, No. 143, §2, eff. May 19, 2016; Acts 2020, No. 329, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.