All deceased persons qualifying for pauper burials eligible for funding by Greenville County, as determined by the coroner’s office, shall be cremated. Said cremation shall be conducted only with the approval of the coroner and medical examiner of Greenville County pursuant to state law. Cremation shall only be conducted when positive identification of the deceased has been made. The cremated remains of any deceased pauper shall be turned over to the appropriate family members, if any, which request the remains and who are legally entitled thereto. The cremated remains of a deceased pauper, who has no ascertainable family or whose family does not wish to receive the remains, shall be humanely disposed of pursuant to the provisions of state law.
(1976 Code, § 15-8) (Ord. 3377, § 2, passed 8-1-2000)