Weather Conditions Requiring Storage of Dead Body; Authorization for Delayed Interment; Disinterment and Reinterment Permit Not Required.

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Sec. 2852.

When weather conditions prevent an immediate interment of a dead body and storage is necessary, the individual in charge of a cemetery shall obtain written authorization for delayed interment signed by the next of kin or authorized agent. The authorization shall specify the approximate hour and date of interment and place of temporary storage. This storage is not considered interment and a disinterment and reinterment permit is not required.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name: Act 368


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