Title 58 Chapter 9 Section 609

Occupations and Professions
Funeral Services Licensing Act
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 they are not in a casket.

            (2) (a) Human remains must be delivered to a crematory in a casket or cremation container.

            (b) Human remains may not be removed from a casket or cremation container once delivered to the crematory, and the casket or cremation container shall be cremated with the human remains, unless:

            (i) the funeral service establishment has been provided with written instructions to the contrary by the authorizing agent; or

            (ii) the funeral service establishment does not accept metal caskets for cremation.


Enacted by Chapter 353, 2008 General Session