Sec. 54-102. Burial or disposal of body of executed criminal.
Sec. 54-102. Burial or disposal of body of executed criminal. The warden or his
deputy shall cause the body of any executed criminal to be decently and quietly buried
in any place in the United States that may be designated by the relatives or friends of
the executed person, provided a request for such burial has been made to the warden or
deputy on or before the day of execution. The amount of the expenses of the funeral
and burial to be paid by the state shall not exceed one hundred and fifty dollars, which
shall be paid out of any funds on hand appropriated for the maintenance and support of
the Connecticut Correctional Institution, Somers. If the expenses of the funeral and
burial at the place designated by such relatives or friends exceed one hundred and fifty
dollars, such relatives or friends shall pay to the warden the amount required in excess
of said sum before the warden causes the body of such criminal to be removed and
buried at the place designated. If the body is not claimed by any relatives or friends on
or before the day of execution, the warden or deputy shall dispose of it as provided by
law for the unclaimed bodies of criminals who die in the Connecticut Correctional
Institution, Somers. The warden shall endorse upon the death warrant a record of his
execution thereof and shall return such warrant to the clerk of the superior court for the
judicial district where the trial and conviction was had.
(1949 Rev., S. 8818; 1953, S. 3329d; P.A. 73-116, S. 29; 73-667, S. 1, 2; P.A. 82-472, S. 147, 183.)
History: P.A. 73-116 added reference to judicial districts; P.A. 73-667 changed effective date of P.A. 73-116 from
October 1, 1973, to April 25, 1973; P.A. 82-472 deleted obsolete reference to counties.
See Sec. 19a-270 re municipal power to make anatomical donation of unclaimed bodies.