Burial ex officio
Bestattung Burial Burial of the poor Certificate Safety Safety burial Social Social burial officio

# Burial ex officio

## Summary

Deceased persons for whom no burial order is issued are buried ex officio.
## Responsible Department

GSR
## Required Documents

* Documents relating to the deceased
* Identity card to identify the relative or carer
* Carer's identity card

## Special Considerations

Information on the funeral wishes, religious affiliation etc. of the deceased should be provided.

## Prerequisites

* No funeral order has been issued.
* There are no next of kin or the next of kin have predeceased the deceased.

## Fee Range

* Burial: about 3,500 euros
* Cremation: about 2,500 euros

## Legal Basis

Art. 14 para. 1 and para. 2 sentences 1 and 2 BestG  

Art. 15 Para. 1 BestG in conjunction with § 15 Sentence 1 BestV and § 1 Para. 1 Sentence 2 No. 1 BestV

## Questions and Answers

**Do I have to organise and pay for the funeral?**  
 Yes, if you are one of the following relatives:  
 Spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sister or brother, niece or nephew, stepchild  
  
**Do I have to pay despite disclaiming the inheritance?**  
 Yes, because renouncing the inheritance does not release you from the funeral obligation or the obligation to reimburse costs.

## Keywords

* Bestattung
* Burial
* Burial of the poor
* Certificate
* Safety
* Safety burial
* Social
* Social burial
* officio
