SCPA 1113 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 1112 Authority to act The public administrator in his proper county shall have authority to take possession of, manage and collect the rents o... up ARTICLE 11 Public Administrators of the Counties Within the City of New York next SECTION 1114 Inquiry and subpoena 1 Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 1113 Reports of deaths and burials 1 Surrogate's Court Procedure Act (SCP) CHAPTER 59-A, ARTICLE 11 § 1113. Reports of deaths and burials 1. Every person keeping a hotel, boarding or rooming house in any of the counties to which this article applies shall report in writing to the public administrator of his county information concerning every person not a member of his family who shall die in his hotel or house within 12 hours after such death. 2. The chief medical examiner or such similar public officer of each county to which this article applies within 12 hours after an inquest shall report in writing to the public administrator of his county, such information regarding the decedent which he may have. 3. Every undertaker shall file a report in writing with the public administrator of his county within 12 hours after receiving an order for the burial by him of any decedent having no known distributees or having been survived only by cousins or relatives by marriage, such information regarding the decedent which he may have.