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; […]
Section 601 – Advance directions.
Effective 5/8/2018 58-9-601. Advance directions. (1) A person may provide written directions, acknowledged before a notary public or executed with the same formalities required of a will under Section 75-2-502, to direct the preparation, type, and place of the person’s disposition, including: (a) designating a funeral service establishment; (b) providing directions for burial arrangements; (c) […]
Section 602 – Determination of control of disposition.
Effective 5/10/2016 58-9-602. Determination of control of disposition. The right and duty to control the disposition of a deceased person, which may include cremation as well as the location, manner and conditions of the disposition, and arrangements for funeral goods and services to be provided, vests in the following degrees of relationship in the order […]
Section 603 – Loss of right of disposition.
58-9-603. Loss of right of disposition. (1) As used in this section, “estranged” means a physical and emotional separation from the decedent at the time of death which has existed for a period of time that clearly demonstrates an absence of affection, trust, and regard for the decedent. (2) A person who has a right […]
Section 604 – Control by funeral service director.
58-9-604. Control by funeral service director. A funeral service director may control the disposition of the decedent and recover reasonable charges if: (1) (a) the funeral service director has actual knowledge that none of the persons described in Section 58-9-602 exist; or (b) after reasonable efforts the funeral service director is not able to contact […]