Arkansas Code § 20-17-107

Preservation of dead bodies
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(a) A dead body is not required to be embalmed. (b) A dead body that is not buried within forty-eight (48) hours after death shall either be embalmed or refrigerated. (c) Embalming or refrigeration is not required when a dead body is to be cremated within forty-eight (48) hours after death. Added by Act 2021, No. 132,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
(a) A dead body is not required to be embalmed. (b) A dead body that is not buried within forty-eight (48) hours after death shall either be embalmed or refrigerated. (c) Embalming or refrigeration is not required when a dead body is to be cremated within forty-eight (48) hours after death. Added by Act 2021, No. 132,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
(a) A dead body is not required to be embalmed. (b) A dead body that is not buried within forty-eight (48) hours after death shall either be embalmed or refrigerated. (c) Embalming or refrigeration is not required when a dead body is to be cremated within forty-eight (48) hours after death. Added by Act 2021, No. 132,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
(a) A dead body is not required to be embalmed.
(b) A dead body that is not buried within forty-eight (48) hours after death shall either be embalmed or refrigerated.
(c) Embalming or refrigeration is not required when a dead body is to be cremated within forty-eight (48) hours after death.

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