N.D. Admin. Code 94-03-03-17

Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024

Section 94-03-03-17 - Funeral and burial expenses

1. Funeral and burial expenses include:

a. Casket or cremationurn;

b. Cemetery plot;

c. Grave liner;

d. Headstone or grave marker;

e. Opening and closing the grave;

f. Professional care of the victim's remains, including embalming, cremation, cosmetology, minor restorative work, dressing, and casketing of the victim's remains;

g. Public notice of the death and the time and place of funeral service;

h. Transportation of the body to the funeral home;

i. Transportation of the body and casket by a funeral coach to the cemetery;

j. Travel expenses; and

k. Use of facilities for a funeral service.

2. If a collateral source is available to pay any part of the funeral and burial expenses, the division may not pay compensation under this section for any amount over the aggregate total amount of five thousand dollars.

3. The claimant shall submit itemized receipts for reimbursement under this section.

4. The division may not pay compensation for funeral and burial expenses if the victim died as a result of a pre-existing medical condition and not as a result of the criminally injurious conduct.

N.D. Admin Code 94-03-03-17

Adopted by Administrative Rules Supplement 2017-363, January 2017, effective 1/1/2017.

General Authority: NDCC 44-08-04, 54-06-09, 54-23.4-01, 54-23.4-04

Law Implemented: NDCC 44-08-04, 54-06-09, 54-23.4-01