Utah Code § 58-9-608

Recordkeeping
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(1)
(a) A funeral service establishment shall furnish to the person who delivers human remains to the
establishment for cremation a receipt signed by a representative of the establishment and the
person making the delivery, showing:
(i) the date and time of the delivery;
(ii) the type of casket or alternative container delivered;
(iii) the name of the person from whom the human remains were received;
(iv) the name of the funeral establishment or other entity with whom the person making the
delivery is affiliated;

(v) the name of the person who received the human remains on behalf of the funeral service
establishment; and
(vi) the name of the decedent.
(b) The funeral service establishment shall keep a copy of the receipt in its permanent records for
a period of seven years.
(2)
(a) Upon release of cremated remains, a funeral service establishment shall furnish to the person
who receives the cremated remains a receipt signed by a representative of the funeral service
establishment and the person who receives the remains, showing:
(i) the date and time of the release;
(ii) the name of the person to whom the cremated remains were released; and
(iii) if applicable:
(A) the name of the funeral establishment, cemetery, or other entity with whom the person
receiving the cremated remains is affiliated;
(B) the name of the person who released the cremated remains on behalf of the funeral
service establishment; and
(C) the name of the decedent.
(b)
(i) The receipt shall contain a representation from the person receiving the cremated remains
confirming that the remains will not be used for any improper purpose.
(ii) Upon release of the cremated remains, the person to whom the remains were released
may transport them in any manner in the state, without a permit, and dispose of them in
accordance with this chapter.
(c) The funeral service establishment shall retain a copy of the receipt in its permanent records
for a period of seven years.
(3)
(a) The funeral service establishment shall maintain at its place of business a permanent record
of each cremation that took place at its crematory.
(b) The permanent record shall contain:
(i) the name of the decedent;
(ii) the date of cremation;
(iii) the final disposition of the cremated remains; and
(iv) any other document required by this chapter.

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