No human body may be held in any place or be in transit more than 24 hours after death and pending final disposition, unless either maintained at a temperature of not more than 40 degrees Fahrenheit. or embalmed by a licensed embalmer in a manner approved by the State Board of Embalming, or by an embalmer licensed to practice in the state where the death occurred.

KEY: vital statistics, permits, funeral industries

Date of Last Change: February 22, 2024

Notice of Continuation: March 20, 2023

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-8-120; 26B-8-121; 26B-1-224