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San Diego — Indigent Disposition Program
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- Edition
- 2026-09-26
- Last updated
- 2026-10-05
- Jurisdiction
- San Diego County
San Diego —…¶
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Indigent Disposition Program
The Public Administrator also serves as the County's Indigent
Disposition Officer. The Indigent Disposition Program pays for the
disposition of bodies of deceased County residents whose estate cannot
provide for a disposition.
Eligibility
To qualify for Indigent Disposition, the deceased must meet the
following criteria:
They have no estate from which to pay the cost of the
disposition.
They have no family or legal next of kin who can
afford the cost of the disposition.
They are not eligible
for disposition assistance from the Social Security Administration
or Veterans Administration.
The method of disposition is
cremation and scatter at sea unless the decedent is an eligible
veteran. Eligible veterans will be cremated and interred at the
National Cemetery.
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