§841-10  Decent burial.  When any
coroner or deputy coroner takes an inquest upon the dead body of a stranger or
indigent person or, being called for that purpose, does not think it necessary,
on view of the body, that any inquest should be taken, the coroner or deputy
coroner shall cause the body to be decently buried or cremated.  A
burial-transit permit authorizing a burial or cremation shall be secured from
the local agent of the department of health by the person in charge of such
burial or cremation. [L 1935, c 90, §9; RL 1945, §10909; RL 1955, §260-10; HRS
§715-10; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1973, c 17, §3; gen ch 1985; am L
2000, c 101, §4]



 



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  Duty of burial.  42 H. 500.