2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 8:660 — Exceptions

§660.  Exceptions

The foregoing Sections shall not apply to or prohibit the following:

(1)  The rearrangement of  remains within the same cemetery space by or with the consent of the cemetery authority for the purpose of rearrangement or reuse in cemeteries which allow for rearrangement or reuse as defined in R.S. 8:1(36.1).

(2)  The removal of remains by a cemetery authority from a cemetery space for which the purchase price or any other legitimate indebtedness to the cemetery authority is past due and unpaid, to some other suitable place.

(3)  The disinterment of remains pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction or of a coroner of the parish in which the cemetery is located.

(4)  The removal and transfer of remains to correct an error as provided in R.S. 8:813 provided that written notice shall be sent to the immediate family prior to the removal and transfer.

Acts 1990, No. 939, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1199, §1.