Utah Admin. Code R436-8-5 - Authorization for Disinterment and Reinterment
(1) An authorization for disinterment and
reinterment of a dead body or cremated remains shall be issued by the local
registrar of the district where the body or cremated remains are interred or by
the State Registrar, upon receipt of a written application signed by the next
of kin and the person who is in charge of the disinterment, or upon receipt of
an order of a court of competent jurisdiction directing such
disinterment.
(2) If the next of
kin are in disagreement regarding the disinterment, the State Registrar may
require a court order before issuing the disinterment permit.
(3) Upon the relocation of a cemetery, the
State Registrar or local registrar may issue a single disinterment permit to
allow for mass disinterment of the bodies and cremated remains located in the
cemetery. Before the issuance of this permit, the registrar must receive
written agreement that as far as possible, the remains of each body will be
identified and the place of disinterment and reinterment will be specified and
provided to the sexton of the cemetery where reinterment occurs.
(4) A dead body properly prepared by an
embalmer or a dead body properly cremated by a licensed crematorium and
deposited in a receiving vault shall not be considered a disinterment when
removed from the vault for final disposition.
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(1) An authorization for disinterment and reinterment of a dead body or cremated remains shall be issued by the local registrar of the district where the body or cremated remains are interred or by the State Registrar, upon receipt of a written application signed by the next of kin and the person who is in charge of the disinterment, or upon receipt of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction directing such disinterment.
(2) If the next of kin are in disagreement regarding the disinterment, the State Registrar may require a court order before issuing the disinterment permit.
(3) Upon the relocation of a cemetery, the State Registrar or local registrar may issue a single disinterment permit to allow for mass disinterment of the bodies and cremated remains located in the cemetery. Before the issuance of this permit, the registrar must receive written agreement that as far as possible, the remains of each body will be identified and the place of disinterment and reinterment will be specified and provided to the sexton of the cemetery where reinterment occurs.
(4) A dead body properly prepared by an embalmer or a dead body properly cremated by a licensed crematorium and deposited in a receiving vault shall not be considered a disinterment when removed from the vault for final disposition.