Circumstances Under Which Rights Forfeited

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  2. Tennessee Code
  3. Professions, Businesses and Trades
  4. Funeral Directors and Embalmers
  5. Disposition of Human Remains
  6. Circumstances Under Which Rights Forfeited

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A person entitled under §62-5-703 to the right of disposition shall forfeit that right, and the right shall pass on to the next person in accordance with §62-5-703, in the following circumstances:

  1. Any person convicted of an offense described in § 39-13-202, § 39-13-210, or § 39-13-211, in connection with the decedent's death, and whose conviction or convictions are known to the funeral director; or
  2. Any person who does not exercise the right of disposition within seventy-two (72) hours of notification of the decedent's death or within one hundred and sixty-eight (168) hours of the decedent's death, whichever is earlier.


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