Section 34-13-116 – Penalty for Failure to Register.
Section 34-13-116 Penalty for failure to register. Any person, firm, partnership, society, group, or corporation who has control of a funeral home, mortuary, chapel, funeral establishment, crematory, or mortuary service and fails to register same according to this chapter, upon conviction, may be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than two […]
Section 34-13-117 – Disposition of Remains.
Section 34-13-117 Disposition of remains. Disposition of human remains shall occur within 48 hours after the time of death or the time the body is released by the coroner or a medical examiner, unless the body has been embalmed by a licensed embalmer in this state, with permission from the authorizing agent, or the body […]
Section 34-13-120 – License Required; Crematory Requirements; Application and Inspection; Records; Violations; Rulemaking Authority.
Section 34-13-120 License required; crematory requirements; application and inspection; records; violations; rulemaking authority. (a) No person, firm, corporation, association, entity, or funeral establishment, or branch thereof, may operate a crematory for the purpose of cremating dead human bodies, unless licensed by the board as a funeral establishment and the crematory being registered with the board […]
Section 34-13-120.1 – License Requirements; Certification.
Section 34-13-120.1 License requirements; certification. No person may conduct, maintain, manage, or operate a cremation facility unless licensed to do so by the board. The board may issue a license to practice as a cremationist after the applicant has satisfied all of the following requirements: (1) Is at least 21 years of age. (2) Is […]
Section 34-13-121 – Cremation Procedures; Authorization; Identification of Remains; Records.
Section 34-13-121 Cremation procedures; authorization; identification of remains; records. (a) Human remains shall not be cremated under either of the following circumstances: (1) Within 24 hours after the time of death, unless death was a result of an infectious, contagious, or communicable disease and unless the disease is verified and the time requirement waived by […]
Section 34-13-122 – Disposition of Cremated Remains.
Section 34-13-122 Disposition of cremated remains. (a) The authorizing agent shall provide to the funeral establishment which the cremation arrangements are made a signed statement specifying the ultimate disposition of the cremated remains, if known. A copy of this statement shall be retained by the funeral establishment offering or conducting the cremation. (b) Cremated remains […]
Section 34-13-123 – Violations.
Section 34-13-123 Violations. The board may refuse to grant, refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke the license of, or fine a cremationist or crematory, after proper hearing and notice is provided to the licensee, upon the board finding the licensee is guilty of any of the following: (1) Any violation of this chapter or order […]
Section 34-13-92 – Qualifications of Applicants; Examination Requirements; Fee.
Section 34-13-92 Qualifications of applicants; examination requirements; fee. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-339 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. TO SEE THE AMENDED VERSION, SEE THE VERSION LABELED PENDING. (a) In order to qualify for a license as an embalmer, the applicant shall satisfy all of the following: (1) Be […]
Section 34-13-130 – Apprentice Requirements; Application; Term of Apprenticeship.
Section 34-13-130 Apprentice requirements; application; term of apprenticeship. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-339 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. TO SEE THE AMENDED VERSION, SEE THE VERSION LABELED PENDING. (a) Every person desiring to engage as an apprentice shall satisfy all of the following: (1) Make application as a funeral […]
Section 34-13-93 – Examination of Applicant for License.
Section 34-13-93 Examination of applicant for license. The board may hold a public examination at least once each quarter for the purpose of examining applicants for an embalmer’s license, at such time and place as the board may determine. Notice of the time and place of the meeting shall be provided electronically to the various […]