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1 1 Section 1. Section 331.805, subsection 3, paragraph b,
1 2 Code 1997, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 b. (1) If the next of kin, guardian, or other person
1 4 authorized to act on behalf of a deceased person has requested
1 5 that the body of the deceased person be cremated, a permit for
1 6 cremation must be obtained from a medical examiner. However,
1 7 a permit is not required if the deceased person was a member
1 8 of an established religion whose tenets are opposed to the
1 9 inspection or examination of the body of a deceased person.
1 10 Cremation permits by the medical examiner must be made on the
1 11 most current forms prepared at the direction of and approved
1 12 by the state medical examiner, with copies forwarded to the
1 13 state medical examiner's office. Costs for the cremation
1 14 permit issued by a medical examiner shall not exceed thirty-
1 15 five dollars. The costs shall be borne by the family, next of
1 16 kin, guardian of the decedent, or other person.
1 17 (2) A person requesting that the body of a deceased person
1 18 be cremated pursuant to subparagraph (1) and who intends to
1 19 bury the cremated remains shall register with the county
1 20 recorder the location of the buried remains.
1 21 EXPLANATION
1 22 This bill provides that a person who intends to bury the
1 23 cremated remains of a deceased individual must register with
1 24 the county recorder the location of the buried remains.
1 25 LSB 3507XS 77
1 26 mj/cf/24
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