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Enacted-Effective 9/1/11: HB 549 -- Disposition of remains

Caption: Relating to prohibiting the disposition of a decedent's remains by a person charged with certain criminal conduct against the decedent.
Author:  Dutton
Bill History
Bill Text 

Relevance:  A person who is indicted of a crime involving family violence connected with the decedent's death may not control the disposition of the decedent's remains.

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