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H.B. 208

This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 11:25 AM by lerror. --> This document includes Senate 3rd Reading Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 12:36 PM by rday. -->              1     

DISPOSITION OF THE REMAINS OF A

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DECEASED MILITARY SERVICE MEMBER

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2010 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Jennifer M. Seelig

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Senate Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill amends a provision of the Funeral Services Licensing Act dealing with the
             11      disposition of the remains of deceased persons.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    provides that a person designated S. [ by ] .S H. [ an active duty military service
             14a      member in a
             15      federal DD Form 93, Record of Emergency Data,
]
S. in a federal Record of Emergency Data,
             15a      DD Form 93 or subsequent form by .S a service member while serving in a branch of
             15a      the United States Armed Forces as defined in 10 U.S.C. Sec. 1481 .H is a first priority person in
             16      determining the disposition of the remains of the military service member upon the
             17      service member's death; and
             18          .    makes certain technical changes.
             19      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             20          None
             21      Other Special Clauses:
             22          None
             23      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             24      AMENDS:
             25          58-9-602, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 144
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             27      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             28          Section 1. Section 58-9-602 is amended to read:
             29           58-9-602. Determination of control of disposition.
             30          The right and duty to control the disposition of a deceased person, including the
             31      location, manner and conditions of the disposition, and arrangements for funeral goods and
             32      services to be provided vest in the following degrees of relationship in the order named,
             33      provided the person is at least 18 and is mentally competent:
             34          (1) a person designated H. [ in ] .H :
             35          (a) H. in .H a written instrument, excluding a power of attorney that terminates at death
             35a      under
             36      Sections 75-5-501 and 75-5-502 , if the written instrument contains:
             37          [(a)] (i) the name and address of the decedent;
             38          [(b)] (ii) the name and address of the person designated under this Subsection (1)(a);
             39          [(c)] (iii) directions that the person designated in this Subsection (1) is authorized to
             40      carry out the disposition of the decedent's remains;
             41          [(d)] (iv) the signature of the decedent;
             42          [(e)] (v) the signatures of at least two unrelated individuals who are not the person
             43      designated under this Subsection (1), each of whom signed within a reasonable time after
             44      witnessing the signing of the form by the decedent; and
             45          [(f)] (vi) the date or dates the written instrument was prepared and signed; or
             46          (b) H. [ a federal DD Form 93, Record of Emergency Data, ] .H by a
             46a      H. [ military ] .H service member
             47      H. [ on active duty ] while serving in a branch of the United States Armed Forces as defined in
             47a      10 U.S.C. Sec. 1481 .H S. in a federal Record of Emergency Data, DD Form 93 or
             47b      subsequent form .S ;
             48          (2) the surviving, legally recognized spouse of the decedent;
             49          (3) (a) the sole surviving child of the decedent, or if there is more than one child of the
             50      decedent, the majority of the surviving children;
             51          (b) less than one-half of the surviving children are vested with the rights of this section
             52      if they have used reasonable efforts to notify all other surviving children of their instructions
             53      and are not aware of any opposition to those instructions on the part of more than one-half of
             54      all surviving children;
             55          (4) the surviving parent or parents of the decedent, and if one of the surviving parents
             56      is absent, the remaining parent is vested with the rights and duties of this section after
             57      reasonable efforts have been unsuccessful in locating the absent surviving parent;
             58          (5) (a) the surviving brother or sister of the decedent, or if there is more than one


             59      sibling of the decedent, the majority of the surviving siblings;
             60          (b) less than the majority of surviving siblings are vested with the rights and duties of
             61      this section if they have used reasonable efforts to notify all other surviving siblings of their
             62      instructions and are not aware of any opposition to those instructions on the part of more than
             63      one-half of all surviving siblings;
             64          (6) the person in the classes of the next degree of kinship, in descending order, under
             65      the laws of descent and distribution to inherit the estate of the decedent, and if there is more
             66      than one person of the same degree, any person of that degree may exercise the right of
             67      disposition;
             68          (7) any public official charged with arranging the disposition of deceased persons; and
             69          (8) in the absence of any person under Subsections (1) through (7), any other person
             70      willing to assume the responsibilities to act and arrange the final disposition of the decedent's
             71      remains, including the personal representative of the decedent's estate or the funeral service
             72      director with custody of the body, after attesting in writing that a good faith effort has been
             73      made to no avail to contact the individuals referred to in Subsections (1) through (7).




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