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Occupations and Professions | |
Funeral Services Licensing Act | |
Section 609 | Cremation containers. |
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58-9-609. Cremation containers. (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a funeral service establishment may not make or enforce a rule requiring that human remains be: (i) placed in a casket before cremation; or (ii) cremated in a casket. (b) A funeral service establishment may not refuse to accept human remains for cremation because they are not in a casket. (2) (a) Human remains must be delivered to a crematory in a casket or cremation container. (b) Human remains may not be removed from a casket or cremation container once delivered to the crematory, and the casket or cremation container shall be cremated with the human remains, unless: (i) the funeral service establishment has been provided with written instructions to the contrary by the authorizing agent; or (ii) the funeral service establishment does not accept metal caskets for cremation.
Enacted by Chapter 353, 2008 General Session |
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