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NRS 451.670 - Prohibition against requiring placement of remains in casket; construction and incineration or dissolution of container.

NV Rev Stat § 451.670 (2019) (N/A)
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1. No operator of a crematory may require that human remains be placed in a casket, or refuse to accept human remains for cremation because they are not in a casket.

2. The container used must:

(a) Consist of readily combustible materials or, if alkaline hydrolysis will be used to cremate the human remains, materials that are readily dissolvable by alkaline hydrolysis;

(b) Cover the human remains completely when closed;

(c) Resist leaking or spilling;

(d) Be rigid enough for easy handling or, if alkaline hydrolysis will be used to cremate the human remains, be properly supported during transport; and

(e) Protect the health and safety of employees of the operator.

3. Unless otherwise ordered in writing by the agent, the operator shall incinerate or dissolve the container, as applicable, as the remains are cremated.

(Added to NRS by 1993, 2604; A 2017, 2737)

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