Florida Statutes § 406.55 — Contracts for delivery of human remains after death prohibited.

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From the Legislature's 2026 edition, which includes changes effective through January 1, 2027. Later effective dates are retained in each section's source notes.

2026 edition · Chapter 406 — MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DISPOSITION OF HUMAN REMAINS

Part II — DISPOSITION OF HUMAN REMAINS

The anatomical board may not enter into any contract, oral or written, that provides for any sum of money to be paid to any living person in exchange for the delivery of that person’s remains to the anatomical board when the person dies.

History

History.—s. 9, ch. 28163, 1953; ss. 15, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 5, ch. 96-251; s. 10, ch. 2013-138.

Notes

Note.—Former s. 245.10.

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