Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 112 - Funeral homes; failure to affix ident to casket; sanctions

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1. Titus  180th           2. Purcell  9th            3. Walker  87th
4. Yates  106th           5. Sanders  107th          6. Dix  76th


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              1/9/95   Read 1st Time                                                                
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Rules Suspended to Introduce                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Code Sections amended: 43-18-46                                                                     


HB 112                                            LC 11 8477






                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Code Section 43-18-46 of the Official Code of
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to grounds for sanctions against
  1- 3  funeral establishments, funeral directors, and embalmers, so
  1- 4  as to provide sanctions for failing to affix to a casket
  1- 5  certain identifying information; to repeal conflicting laws;
  1- 6  and for other purposes.

  1- 7       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 8  Code Section 43-18-46 of the Official Code of Georgia
  1- 9  Annotated, relating to grounds for sanctions against funeral
  1-10  establishments, funeral directors, and embalmers, is amended
  1-11  by adding between paragraphs (28) and (29) thereof the
  1-12  following:

  1-13      "(28.1) Failing to identify the deceased human body
  1-14      encased in a casket with a durable, noncorroding tag
  1-15      affixed to the exterior of the casket which lists the
  1-16      full name of such deceased;".

                         SECTION 2.

  1-17  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  1-18  repealed.
















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