(a) Transport service firms are required to retain the following records:
- (1) The name of the deceased;
- (2) The date of transportation;
- (3) The location from which the body was picked up;
- (4) The location to which the body was delivered;
- (5) The time the body was picked up;
- (6) The time the body was delivered; and
- (7) Personal effects of the deceased, if any.
(b)
- (1) Records required under subsection (a) of this section shall be maintained for a period of three (3) years after the transportation of the body.
- (2) Following this period and subject to any other laws requiring retention of records, the funeral establishment may then place the records in storage or reduce them to microfilm, microfiche, laser disc, or any other method that can produce an accurate reproduction of the original record, for retention for a period of seven (7) years.
- (3) At the end of this seven-year period and subject to any other laws requiring retention of records, the establishment may destroy the records in any manner that protects the privacy of the individuals identified in the records.