No dead human body shall be removed from its place of original interment except under the following conditions:

1. (1)

   1. (A) A permit from the State Registrar of Vital Records or his or her designated representative marked “disinterment permit” is secured by a licensed funeral director in charge of the disinterment.
   2. (B) The qualified person making the application shall present to the state registrar the correct name, age, and date of death of the body to be disinterred and place of disinterment, together with written consent of the next of kin or their authorized representative, by the local law enforcement officer, or by court order.
   3. (C) The state registrar may require legal proof of such kinship or legal authority;

2. (2)

   1. (A) All disinterment permits shall be void after the expiration of thirty (30) days after the date of issue.
   2. (B) An extension of thirty (30) days may be granted upon written request by the funeral director; and

3. (3)

   1. (A) Procedures.

   2. (B)

      1. (i) The disinterment and removal must be:

         1. (a) (a) Under the direction of a licensed funeral director; and
         2. (b) (b) In accordance with this part governing the transportation of the dead.
      2. (ii) The coroner of the county of burial must be notified of a disinterment.
   3. (C) The casket in which a disinterred body is contained shall not be opened at any time except by court order or under instructions of the medical examiner or coroner of the county of death.
   4. (D) The funeral director authorized to conduct a disinterment shall be held personally responsible for the enforcement of these requirements.

   5. (E) Upon receipt of court order or signed permission of the next of kin, the state registrar may issue one (1) permit to authorize disinterment and reinterment of all remains in a mass disinterment provided that insofar as possible the:

      1. (i) Remains of each body are identified; and
      2. (ii) Places of disinterment and reinterment are specified.
   6. (F) A dead body properly prepared by an embalmer and deposited in a receiving vault shall not be considered a disinterment when removed from the vault for final disposition.