Pursuant to Sections 27472 and 54985 of the Government Code the fee to be charged and collected by the coroner of the county, or by his or her designee, for removing the body of a deceased person and maintaining custody of the body of such deceased person which the coroner has taken custody of pursuant to law, shall be: one hundred seventy-five dollars. Provided however, no fees shall be imposed:
A. 
Upon a person who seeks to obtain recovery of the remains of the deceased if that person can establish indigency pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Welfare and Institutions Code; or
B. 
In cases in which the body is that of a child not more than fourteen years of age; or
C. 
In cases in which the coroner ascribes the death to the criminal act of another, unless the coroner has reasonable grounds to believe that the deceased person was involved in any criminal activity which contributed to his or her own death.
(Prior code §2-330; Ord. NS 1071 §1, 1982; Ord. CS 986 §1, 2007; Ord. CS 1034 §1, 2008)
Pursuant to Sections 7104 and 7104.1 of the Health and Safety Code, when no provision is made by a decedent, or where the decedent's estate is insufficient to provide for interment and the duty of interment does not devolve upon any other person residing in the state or if such other person cannot, after reasonable diligence be found within the state, the person who has custody of the remains may require the coroner of the county where the decedent resided at the time of death to take possession of the remains and the coroner shall inter the remains in the manner provided for the interment of indigent dead. If the deceased person is an indigent, the cost associated with disposition of the remains shall be borne by the county exercising jurisdiction over the remains. Provided, however, that if within thirty days after the coroner notifies or diligently attempts to notify the person responsible for the interment of a decedent's remains, which remains are in the possession of the coroner, and that responsible person fails, refuses, or neglects to receive and inter the remains, the coroner may inter the remains and may recover any expenses of the interment from said responsible person.
(Ord. CS 1034 §2, 2008)