58-9-609. Cremation containers.

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(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.

(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