Section 616 – Procedure for alkaline hydrolysis.
Effective 5/8/2018 58-9-616. Procedure for alkaline hydrolysis. (1) A funeral service establishment may not perform alkaline hydrolysis on human remains until the funeral service establishment: (a) completes and files a death certificate with the Office of Vital Statistics and the county health department as indicated on the regular medical certificate of death or the coroner’s […]
Section 617 – Final disposition of remains from the alkaline hydrolysis process.
Effective 5/8/2018 58-9-617. Final disposition of remains from the alkaline hydrolysis process. (1) (a) An authorizing agent shall provide the person with whom alkaline hydrolysis arrangements are made with a signed statement specifying the final disposition of the remains from the alkaline hydrolysis process, if known. (b) The funeral service establishment shall retain a copy […]
Section 618 – Limitation of liability.
Effective 5/8/2018 58-9-618. Limitation of liability. (1) An authorizing agent who signs an alkaline hydrolysis authorization form warrants the truthfulness of the facts set forth on the form, including: (a) the identity of the deceased whose remains are to undergo the alkaline hydrolysis process; and (b) the authorizing agent’s authority to order the alkaline hydrolysis […]
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; […]
Section 609 – Cremation containers.
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 […]
Section 610 – Cremation procedures.
58-9-610. Cremation procedures. (1) A funeral service establishment may not cremate human remains until the funeral service establishment: (a) completes and files a death certificate with the office of vital statistics and the county health department as indicated on the regular medical certificate of death or the coroner’s certificate; and (b) complies with the provisions […]
Section 611 – Disposition of cremated remains.
Effective 5/8/2018 58-9-611. Disposition of cremated remains. (1) (a) An authorizing agent shall provide the person with whom cremation arrangements are made with a signed statement specifying the final disposition of the cremated remains, if known. (b) The funeral services establishment shall retain a copy of the statement. (2) (a) The authorizing agent is responsible […]