A funeral service director may control the disposition of the decedent and recover reasonable charges if:

(1)

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Terms Used In Utah Code 58-9-604

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Director: means the director of the Division of Professional Licensing. See Utah Code 58-1-102
  • Disposition: means the final disposal of a dead human body by:
         (16)(a) earth interment;
         (16)(b) above ground burial;
         (16)(c) cremation;
         (16)(d) calcination;
         (16)(e) alkaline hydrolysis;
         (16)(f) burial at sea;
         (16)(g) delivery to a medical institution; or
         (16)(h) other lawful means. See Utah Code 58-9-102
  • Funeral service: means a service, rite, or ceremony performed:
         (19)(a) with respect to the death of a human; and
         (19)(b) with the body of the deceased present. See Utah Code 58-9-102
  • Funeral service director: means an individual licensed under this chapter who may engage in all lawful professional activities regulated and defined under the practice of funeral service. See Utah Code 58-9-102
     (1)(a) the funeral service director has actual knowledge that none of the persons described in Section 58-9-602 exist; or
     (1)(b) after reasonable efforts the funeral service director is not able to contact any of the persons described in Section 58-9-602; and
(2) the appropriate public official charged with arranging the disposition of deceased persons fails to assume responsibility for disposition of the decedent within 36 hours after receiving written notice from the funeral service director.