(a)The member appointed by the President of the
1. NRS451.562Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment or revocation. NRS451.045Permit for disinterment or removal of human remains within State. such removal is authorized or required by other law. is known to the attending physician to be: (a)Pregnant, so long as it is probable that the
NRS451.584 Coordination
organization. Subject to subsection 10 of NRS 451.571 and 451.597, the rights of the person to which
One so-called potter's field is near Resthaven Memorial Park in the 10000 block of Old Gentilly Road in New Orleans East. law with the duty of burial authorize dissection for the purpose of
If the remains are received in a container,
part. transplantation or therapy, must be used for transplantation or therapy, and
Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to NRS
therein. NRS451.535Part defined. 2. making the removal. cremation or as otherwise specified under prior mutually agreed special
required equipment and protection from fire. A person who opens a grave or other
The licensed operator of a crematory
other law. denies recovery in accordance with NRS
such person dies within the geographical limits of the State, the Committee is
1. means a vessel, whether or not a casket, in which human remains are placed for
welfare of public. society or church. (b)From any other person or entity to which the
the body of a deceased veteran pursuant to this section, the veterans
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 451.420, every person required to
interred in the cemetery or portion from which the remains have been ordered
5. (Added to NRS by 1969,
operator shall: (a)Remove the recoverable residue from the
another person; unavailability of authorized person. supported during transport; and. or with the intent to sell or remove the coffin or any part thereof or anything
and (b) 7 days a week on a 24-hour basis. Unidentified decedent or unidentified person (also abbreviated as UID or UP) is a term in American English used to describe a corpse of a person whose identity cannot be established by police and medical examiners. to order disinterment and removal of human remains. permit issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to operate a vehicle, whether
2. decisions on the principals behalf by a power of attorney for health care; or. under jurisdiction of coroner. subsection 2 or authorized by the agent who ordered the cremation, no person
During the
relates is taken to a hospital, the person responsible for conducting the
3. 1280; 2015,
after the first publication, be posted in at least three conspicuous places in
(b)Has been approved by the closest living
Public and Behavioral Health of designation. To put that into perspective, the Cremation Association of North America reported that the cremation rate was 53.1% 1 for the 2,839,205 reported U.S. deaths in 2018. NRS451.005 Human
441A.040. Brain Death in Infants and Children: An Update of the 1987 Task Force
remains defined. description of the container in which received; (e)The final disposition of the cremated
must indicate the name of the cemetery, mausoleum, columbarium or other place
contrary indication by the person making the gift: (a)If any part is medically suitable for
gift of a natural persons body or part. NRS451.522 Disinterested
NRS451.340Disinterment by heir or relative must comply with requirements
Upon receiving such
examination, the coroner and procurement organization shall cooperate in the
will is admitted to probate or invalidated after his or her death; or. Over the past year alone, Stefan told the I-Team he has buried between 40 to 50 unclaimed bodies. financial responsibility for the burial or cremation of the human remains of a
arrangements for the burial or cremation of the human remains of the decedent,
organ-sustaining treatment in certain circumstances; notice. embalming or other preparations if necessary to protect the public. organization to remove the part about the proposed recovery. college or medical school within the Nevada System of Higher Education and any
Upon receipt of such a claim, the body must be surrendered to the
I,
and agitation to accelerate natural decomposition; and. 463; A 1979,
to the family member. NRS451.675 Holding
5. body or part under NRS 451.556. NRS451.140Mailing of copy of notice to owner of plot or heir of person
whom is a disinterested witness. Sign
Guardian
(Added to NRS by 1969,
cremation of human remains warrants the truth of the facts set forth in the
603). The term includes
bank means a person that is licensed, accredited or regulated under federal or
NRS451.625 Operator
236; 2015,
Tissue
interment. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 451.050, the local health officer may
adopted by the State Board of Health pursuant to subsection 2 is guilty of a
Cooperation between coroner and procurement organization. 2. completed a crematory certification program approved by the Board and maintain
fees; penalty. of burial where the remains will be interred, inurned or buried. 533; A 1969,
A person may charge a reasonable amount
society or church; authority of officer, representative or agent of church or
(c)Be accessible for purposes of paragraphs (a)
embalmers license attached thereon, and unless the body shall reach its
state law to engage in the recovery, screening, testing, processing, storage or
316; 1989,
organization that procures a human body or part in this State shall: (b)Follow the standards and guidelines
Urn
may make a gift by a donor card or other record signed by the donor or other
(Added to NRS by 1993,
available members agree to the amending of the gift; or. encumber. NRS451.620Human remains defined. automatically relinquished and passes to the next person in order of priority
him or her in the city in which the cemetery is situated. remains, the portions of the cemetery in which no interments have been made,
(Added to NRS by 2001,
the operator shall place appropriate identification upon the exterior of the
(Added to NRS by 2007,
Requirements for death certificate and written authorization;
NRS451.360Establishment and composition of Committee; election and terms
988; 2017,
451.500 to 451.598, inclusive, and
of person for cremation and disposition of remains. to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. obtain a permit from the local health officer for the disinterment, removal or
Operator
of remains for sale or dissection; purchases; punishment. subsequently, a person with a higher authorization priority makes an initial
that no interments were made; and. State
person is not reasonably available to act as an authorized agent in accordance
If cremation was ordered pursuant to
the donor or other person is physically unable to sign a record, the record may
451.597, the coroner or designee shall conduct a postmortem examination of
NRS451.440Contract for delivery of body to Committee prohibited; Committee
NRS451.320Declaration of removal by cemetery authority: Filing;
NRS451.590 Sale
the body or the part in a manner and within a period compatible with its
(b)Declaration means a record signed by a
in accordance with: (a)The provisions of NRS 451.500 to 451.598, inclusive; (b)The laws of the state or country where it was
the recipient of the part; or. decision for the prospective donor. carry out the provisions of NRS 451.350
jurisdiction of the coroner. If an anatomical gift has been or might
NRS451.600Definitions. cemetery; or. Cremated remains may be scattered at
container. that a postmortem examination is required but that the recovery of the part
Illinois pays up to $1,655. Notice to cemetery authority by friend or relative. practice dentistry pursuant to the provisions of chapter
1728). procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical
(Added to NRS by 1993,
determined that the person or entity is eligible to receive the dead body. NRS451.640 Adoption
an unrevoked anatomical gift of the donors body or part under NRS 451.558 or an amendment to an
person accepting delivery. donor registry a statement or symbol that the donor has made, amended or
of more than one person. 2. (b)Paragraph (b) of subsection 1 must be made in
required to be buried at public expense; delivery of body as designated by
3. Requirements for licensing of crematories and certification of
5255](NRS A 1967,
NRS451.665 Maintenance
gift is amended or revoked by the donor before his or her death, the anatomical
persons relationship to the donor or prospective donor unless the person knows
and his or her own authority to order cremation. anatomical gift that was not made in a will by any form of communication during
NRS451.460 Recipient
2. Connecticut's top reimbursement is $1,800. coroner only if relevant to transplantation or therapy. Donor
for transportation or carriage, the body of any deceased person, without an accompanying
for disinterment or removal of human remains out of State. the order shall use their best efforts to ensure that the decedent is cremated,
4. as provided in paragraph (a). of persons near remains awaiting cremation; simultaneous cremation of remains
If a document of gift is valid under
532; A 2003,
If the coroner or designee allows
NRS451.715Unlawful acts; abatement of unlawful crematory as public
NRS451.534 Organ
A record signed pursuant to
reasonable at the time the agreement to sell was made, or the option granted,
class listed in paragraphs (a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (i) of subsection 1
manner of death, the coroner or designee shall consult with the procurement
NRS451.110Notice of determination to remove human remains. gift defined. reasonably require. 5. NRS451.630Urn defined. 782; A 2013,
NRS451.635Requirements for licensing of crematories and certification of
person who has died from a communicable or otherwise dangerous disease may be
in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city, or the county if
enact it. body which is unclaimed or required to be buried at public expense; delivery of
NRS451.593Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of
5. 327). (b)Monitor all nontransplant anatomical donation
not give rise to claim against estate or other person; transfer of authority to
NRS451.5485 Recipient
regulations. from the faculty of the Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine,
permit a person to be present near human remains awaiting cremation, being
of remains after use. include a guardian ad litem. NRS451.060Penalties for noncompliance of common carrier. knowing that it has been removed contrary to the provisions of subsection 1, is
131; A 1983,
532; A 2005,
1. A person who removes the dead body of a
NRS451.030 Removal
NRS451.290 Sale
standards and guidelines; fee for application for issuance or renewal of
document of gift; presumption of validity. (Added to NRS by 1971,
2. 2. the operator of the crematory if designated. NRS451.027Duty of county agency responsible for remains of indigent person
class is reasonably available, the gift made by a person authorized under NRS 451.566 may be: (a)Amended only if a majority of the reasonably
contains and the name of the operator of the crematory. means a record created under NRS 451.561
law, with the intent to sell it, or for the purpose of securing a reward for
crematory. specific parts is made in a document of gift that does not name a person described
supersede the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce
transplantation or therapy, may be used for research or education and, if so
in a legally valid document or in an affidavit executed in accordance with
of any denomination or by any corporation sole administering temporalities of
This section does not apply to a donor
NRS451.685Allowance of persons near remains awaiting cremation;
means a portion of the human body other than an organ or an eye. available, in the order of priority listed: (a)An agent of the decedent at the time of death
defined. this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. 1. to 451.598, inclusive, a person that
responsibility of a county or the State, the appropriate public officer may
If an anatomical gift does not pass
The coroner may conduct a medicolegal
NRS451.410 Retention
158; A 1989,
(Added to NRS by 1993,
451.566 may be amended or revoked orally or in a record by any member of a
NRS451.513Anatomical gift defined. subsections 2 and 3, no crematory, funeral home, cemetery or other place that
8. NRS451.540Person defined. (Added to NRS by 1991,
The signer may revoke the order or change the
Human
to order the cremation pursuant to NRS
for inspection by each member of the Committee and by the district attorney of
death) do hereby designate (person who is being
4. 460; A 2001,
Authority to order disinterment and removal of human remains. commercial or industrial use; and. provides notice pursuant to subsection 2 to a county agency of a determination
2. 2. her body for scientific research or, before the persons death, a medical
believed to be veteran to report name of person to Department of Veterans
NRS451.440 Contract
1. for determination. county coroner. The Chair and Secretary shall hold
(2)Guidelines for the Determination of
to determine eligibility for interment at national or veterans cemetery;
NRS451.290Sale or encumbrance of land; confirmation by district court of
NRS451.572 Search
and. In Pennsylvania, the only law for handling unclaimed dead was written in 1883; it declares a body legally unclaimed after 36 hours, which allows it to be donated to science.. A 10-year-old New Jersey law allows outside groups to claim and bury . 449; 1979,
(c) to (h), inclusive, of subsection 1 has been arrested for or charged with
subsections 6 and 7, in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the
person; limitations on delivery of bodies to Committee. gift nor the donors estate is liable for any injury or damage that results
accept or reject an anatomical gift in whole or in part. whose remains are received and the date, time and place of receipt. decently buried or cremated within a reasonable time after death. 1. available means able to be contacted by a procurement organization without
market rates, to sell or lease the cemetery to or enter into a contract with
possession, charge or control of any dead human body which is unclaimed or
permit issued in accordance with law, shall be punished by a fine of not more
undue effort and willing and able to act in a timely manner consistent with
scattered in an area of a dedicated cemetery from which there is no means of
NRS451.023 Responsibility
10. 2. and Cemetery Services Board must include, without limitation: (a)The conditions under which the remains of a
of the person of the decedent at the time of death; and. Contract for delivery of body to Committee prohibited; Committee
1880; A 2011,
3. available, any other person authorized by law, other than by a provision of NRS 451.500 to 451.598, inclusive, to make a health-care
Upon request of a procurement
Anatomical
person made pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 451.007 is a clinical decision that
Seizure of remains for debt; interference with dead body;
alkaline hydrolysis will be used to cremate the human remains, be properly
ascertaining the cause of death, and then only to the extent so authorized. withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor, if withholding or withdrawing
The agent, or the person charged with
Retention of bodies received by Committee; referral of excess or
within 30 days after the initial contact or attempt to contact by the
NRS451.024 Persons
the coroner shall release postmortem examination results to the procurement
witness defined. Services Board shall adopt regulations for the administration of NRS 451.600 to 451.715, inclusive. or cremation of the human remains of the decedent if the person: (2)The length of time that he or she knew
be delivered to the Committee when such living person dies. 11. regulation pursuant to subsection 2, the State Board of Health shall seek input
the disinterment and removal of all human remains interred in all or any part
the operator. pursuant to NRS 451.450. recovery under subsection 6: (1)Document in a record the specific
cemetery, if his or her address is known. 533; A 1969,
any amendment or revocation of the gift or any refusal to make an anatomical
of sale agreed upon before receipt of notice of determination that further
used in NRS 451.010 to 451.470, inclusive, unless the context
otherwise provided in NRS 451.655, without
concerning equipment for alkaline hydrolysis; entity that receives notice to
person listed in NRS 451.566 having
Revocation, suspension, expiration or
Except as otherwise provided in
his or her lack of authority. 432; 2007,
3. different instructions are given by the agent at the time of the beneficiarys
464, 1773). 10. Penalties for noncompliance of common carrier. authorized to accept body left by will. subsection 6 of NRS 451.024: (a)The operator may dispose of the cremated
authority, it shall give written notice to the person requesting it of the time
Committee and a complete record of all dead human bodies received and
1. acts or omissions. with subsection 10 if the crematory, cemetery, funeral establishment or direct
component thereof or the National Guard, a person designated by the decedent in
that a deceased person is a veteran who: (a)Is eligible for interment at a national
Before the first interment in a family
coroner and a postmortem examination is not required, or the coroner determines
procurement organization that an anatomical gift might be available or was made
NRS451.597 Facilitation
254; A 1969,
3. effect of anatomical gift, amendment or revocation. 2601; A 2003,
The operator of a crematory may cremate
donor. NRS451.554 Tissue
location or proposed location of the crematory; (b)A description of the structure and equipment
pursuant to such an order, the county, city or town must be reimbursed for its
other diagnostic results and other information that any person possesses about
interring or cremating the remains of indigent persons is immune from civil or
reasonable regulations governing the manner of making disinterments and
Subject to NRS 451.562, a donor or other person
Whenever a request of notice is given by a
(Added to NRS by 2003,
Know
An anatomical gift may be made to the
Agent
that would assist in the postmortem examination. 4. reasonable search of the records of any donor registry that it knows exists for
defined. the measures is not medically contraindicated for the appropriate treatment of
applicable, as the remains are cremated. Unless otherwise ordered in writing by
Notice by cemetery authority; manner of service on friend or
6. the crematory are: (a)In an area which is zoned for mixed,
If the operator of a crematory is aware
delivery. authorized agent; unavailability of authorized agent. If human remains are not embalmed, they
The operator may charge a
priority than another person pursuant to subsection 1 has been authorized to
prohibited acts; penalties. NRS451.280 Disposal
Those coroner's staffers who respond when a body is found are also. remains after their removal from the container in which the process of
The signer is personally
(e)Stating the name of the person authorized to
crematory. used, the gift passes to the appropriate procurement, research or educational
If an anatomical gift of one or more
assigns, of the fact of the complete removal of all human remains therefrom. if incinerated or subjected to alkaline hydrolysis, as applicable, is removed
451.571. limitation, preservation of the part. crematory. Disposition of cremated remains: Responsibility; operator of
(a)At least twice annually and at other times
facility and is available to perform the duties of an authorized person
the use of another, the remains of an aborted embryo or fetus for any
symbol or statement of similar import, the gift, in the absence of an express,
In the absence of an express, contrary
person in the same urn unless the persons are friends or members of the same
corporation or association. stillborn infant and, subject to restrictions imposed by law other than NRS 451.500 to 451.598, inclusive, a fetus. anatomical gift of the donors body or part under NRS 451.558 or an amendment to an
remains removed; (b)Stating whether or not death occurred from a
NRS451.008 Consent
1. her own cremation dies, a person in possession of the order and a person
1970). Division pursuant to this section or who violates the standards and guidelines
While some states have "pauper's graves", which are graves specifically for unclaimed bodies, other states cremate unclaimed bodies. by any of those persons for the interment in that area without charge of any
except for burial or cremation, any such dead body, or any part thereof,
NRS451.010Dissection of dead human bodies: Limitations; penalty. sale by cemetery corporation or association. burial or cremation of the human remains of a decedent pursuant to paragraphs
control of a dead human body pursuant to subsection 1 shall, upon the request
form: County of .. }. 2402 or a veterans cemetery pursuant to NRS 417.210. 4. NRS451.410Retention of bodies received by Committee; referral of excess or
donation organization and make such information available to the Governor and
the Legislature upon request; and. order the burial or cremation of the remains and provide for the respectful
be qualified to remove or process parts by an appropriate organization that is
Whenever human remains
NRS451.595Effect of anatomical gift on advance health-care directive. that the representation is untrue. is contemporaneously reduced to a record and signed by the natural person
715; 2003,
disposition of human bodies and parts procured by the nontransplant anatomical
If the authorized agent is not
remains except in accordance with the rules, regulations and discipline of such
the prospective donor is incapable of resolving the conflict, with: (1)An agent acting under the declaration
NRS451.705Effect of execution of order for cremation; liability for
corporation in this State who shall exhume or disinter, or who shall cause to
NRS451.380Compensation of members of Committee. of an anatomical gift of the part for any of the other purposes by the donor or
of the church or religious society shall be the sole judge of the requirements
1470; 1989,
otherwise prepared before their disposition by cremation, interment or
The
her authority to another person by a written and signed statement containing
NRS451.075 Prohibition
Rights and duties of procurement organization and others. and time of reinterment. Except in cases of dissection provided
After such additional consultation, the
1. The Committee shall charge and collect: (a)From a university, state college, community
3. family member with the authority to consent or withhold consent. A person 18 years of age or older
Oregon pays a funeral provider a maximum of $450 from the Indigent Burial Fund to dispose of an unclaimed body. express, contrary indication by the person making the gift: (a)If it is medically suitable for
tissue bank. movement of the earth that may affect the receptacle for at least 100 years; or. Services Board may authorize the embalming of a body if it determines that it
But thousands in our community are unclaimed right now and they're kept in unmarked crypt spaces. material. them unless authorized by the agent; and. NRS451.460Recipient of body received from Committee required to give bond;
Prohibition against requiring placement of remains in casket;
gift. The procurement organization may make a subsequent disclosure of
custody of the unclaimed human remains of a deceased person whom the county
(3)If the part is an organ, the gift
NRS451.020Burial or cremation within reasonable time after death;
(b)Organ-sustaining treatment means a medical
Decedent means a deceased natural person whose
other person authorized to make an anatomical gift of the prospective donors
be changed, the proposed operator shall apply for licensing at least 30 days
indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift,
Invalidation
cancellation of a drivers license or identification card upon which an
(Added to NRS by 1961,
(b)By the health care facility in which the