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Terms Used In Iowa Code 523I.311

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
523I.311 Records of interment rights and interment.
1. For sales or transfers of interment rights made on or after July 1, 2005, a cemetery shall keep complete records identifying the owners of all interment rights sold by the cemetery and historical information regarding any transfers of ownership. The records shall include all of the following:
a. The name and last known address of each owner or previous owner of interment rights.
b. The date of each purchase or transfer of interment rights.
c. A unique numeric or alphanumeric identifier that identifies the location of each interment space sold by the cemetery.
2. For interments made on or after July 1, 2005, a cemetery shall keep a record of each interment in a cemetery. The records shall include all of the following:
a. The date the remains are interred.
b. The name, date of birth, and date of death of the decedent interred, if those facts can be conveniently obtained.
c. A unique numeric or alphanumeric identifier that identifies the location of the interment
space where the remains are interred.
2005 Acts, ch 128, §33