La. Stat. tit. 25 § 953

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 25:953 - Definitions

As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Human remains" means the body or parts thereof of a deceased person and includes the body or parts thereof in any stage of decomposition, as well as cremated remains.

(2) "Possession" means the exercise of control over human remains.

(3) "Trade" means to distribute, to offer for sale, to offer for acquisition, to buy, to sell, to barter, to exchange, to give, to receive, to donate, or to bequest, whether by physical delivery or by subterfuge.

La. R.S. § 25:953

Acts 2016, No. 531, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.

Added by Acts 2016, No. 531,s. 1, eff. 6/17/2016.