Section 703 – Trust agreement.
58-9-703. Trust agreement. (1) Each trust established by a funeral service establishment shall be administered in accordance with a trust agreement conforming with: (a) the requirements of this chapter; (b) rules adopted with respect to this chapter; (c) the provisions of Title 75, Chapter 7, Utah Uniform Trust Code; and (d) all other state and […]
Section 704 – Interest earned on trust funds.
58-9-704. Interest earned on trust funds. Interest earned on trust funds shall be available for expenditure according to the following priority: (1) to pay the reasonable trustee expenses of administering the trust within a maximum amount established by rule; (2) to pay within a maximum amount established by rule under Section 58-9-504 the reasonable provider […]
Section 705 – Distribution of funds.
58-9-705. Distribution of funds. (1) Interest earned on trust funds shall be available to the provider according to the priority set forth in Section 58-9-704. (2) The amount of payments made into the corpus of the trust and any other amount which has been paid into the corpus of the trust shall be paid to […]
Section 612 – Limitation of liability.
58-9-612. Limitation of liability. (1) An authorizing agent who signs a cremation authorization form warrants the truthfulness of the facts set forth on the form, including: (a) the identity of the deceased whose remains are to be cremated; and (b) the authorizing agent’s authority to order the cremation. (2) A funeral service establishment may rely […]
Section 613 – Authorization for alkaline hydrolysis — Penalties for removal of items from human remains.
Effective 5/8/2018 58-9-613. Authorization for alkaline hydrolysis — Penalties for removal of items from human remains. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a funeral service establishment may not perform alkaline hydrolysis on human remains until the funeral service establishment has received: (a) an alkaline hydrolysis authorization form signed by an authorizing agent; (b) […]
Section 614 – Recordkeeping.
Effective 5/8/2018 58-9-614. Recordkeeping. (1) (a) A funeral service establishment shall furnish to the person who delivers human remains to the establishment for alkaline hydrolysis a receipt signed by a representative of the establishment and the person making the delivery, showing: (i) the date and time of the delivery; (ii) the type of casket or […]
Section 605 – Disputes.
58-9-605. Disputes. (1) Notwithstanding Sections 58-9-601 through 58-9-604, the probate court for the county in which the decedent resided may: (a) award the right of disposition to the person determined by the court to be the most fit and appropriate to carry out the right of disposition; and (b) make decisions regarding the decedent’s remains […]
Section 606 – Right to rely — Immunity.
Effective 5/8/2018 58-9-606. Right to rely — Immunity. (1) A person signing a funeral service agreement, cremation authorization form, alkaline hydrolysis authorization form, or other authorization for a decedent’s disposition warrants the truthfulness of the facts set forth in the document, including the identity of the decedent and the person’s authority to order the disposition. […]
Section 607 – Authorization to cremate — Penalties for removal of items from human remains.
Effective 5/12/2020 58-9-607. Authorization to cremate — Penalties for removal of items from human remains. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and Section 58-9-619, a funeral service establishment may not cremate human remains until it has received: (a) a cremation authorization form signed by an authorizing agent; (b) a completed and executed burial […]
Section 608 – Recordkeeping.
58-9-608. Recordkeeping. (1) (a) A funeral service establishment shall furnish to the person who delivers human remains to the establishment for cremation a receipt signed by a representative of the establishment and the person making the delivery, showing: (i) the date and time of the delivery; (ii) the type of casket or alternative container delivered; […]