5-11-1: AUTHORITY, SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE:
This chapter shall be known and cited as the ADA COUNTY INDIGENT DECEASED PROCEDURES. To comply with the provisions of Idaho Code section 31-3412, it is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the cremation of the bodies of the indigent deceased who were Ada County residents at the time of their death. It is the stated policy of Ada County that absent religious objection by the next of kin, cremation is the chosen method for fulfilling its statutory duty as provided by Idaho Code section 31-3412. (Ord. 599, 11-8-2005)