Borough of Hamburg, NJ
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2024-04-01
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 127 Indigent Decedents
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Action on Offenses
- Ch 6 Borough Council
- Ch 9 Court, Municipal
- Ch 16 Environmental Commission
- Ch 20 Fire Department
- Ch 23 Board of Health
- Ch 28 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 32 Municipal Utilities Authority
- Ch 36 Officers and Employees
- Ch 44 Police Department
- Ch 48 Public Works, Board of
- Ch 51 Purchasing
- Ch 53 Records
- Ch 54 Recreation Commissioners, Board of
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 62 Alarms
- Ch 64 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 67 Amusements
- Ch 70 Animals
- Ch 74 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 87 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 92 Checks, Returned
- Ch 98 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 101 Curfew
- Ch 107 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 115 Firearms
- Ch 116 Fire Prevention
- Ch 118 Games of Chance
- Ch 120 Garage Sales
- Ch 127 Indigent Decedents
- § 127-1 Funeral and burial expenses.
- § 127-2 Cremation expenses; family consent.
- § 127-3 Indigency determination.
- Ch 133 Littering
- Ch 136 Loitering
- Ch 142 Noise
- Ch 146 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 148 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 151 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 155 Property Maintenance
- Ch 156 Property Registration Program
- Ch 156A (Reserved)
- Ch 159 Rental Property
- Ch 164 Sewers
- Ch 168 Signs
- Ch 171 Site Plan Review
- Ch 177 Soil Removal
- Ch 180 Solid Waste
- Ch 182 Stormwater Management
- Ch 182A Stormwater Requirements
- Ch 183 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 186 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 190 Swimming Pools
- Ch 193 Taxation
- Ch 197 Towing
- Ch 199 Trailers and Trailer Camps
- Ch 201 Trees
- Ch 203 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 209 Water
- Ch 215 Zoning
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 219 General Provisions
- Ch 221 Body Art Establishments
- Ch 224 Food-Handling Establishments, Retail
- Ch 227 Food Service Manager Certification
- Ch 228 Nuisances, Public Health
- Appendix
- Ch A236 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A237 Telephone Company Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Hamburg 5-3-1999.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
In the event a resident of the Borough of Hamburg dies as an indigent
within the Borough of Hamburg, the Borough shall pay for the resident's
funeral expenses to the extent of 75% of the Social Security Insurance or
the actual funeral expenses, whichever is less. Additionally, in the event
the decedent is to have a ground burial, he/she shall be entitled to 75% of
the Social Security Insurance Ground Burial Benefits or the actual ground
burial costs, whichever is less.
An indigent may be cremated provided a qualified relative consents to the cremation, as required by law. The amount payable for cremation shall not exceed the amounts set forth in § 127-1.
The determination as to whether or not the decedent is indigent shall
be made by the Municipal Welfare Director or such person as designated by
law and in accordance with the applicable state law for establishing indigency.
