Section 5-505 - Use of casket.

§ 5-505. Use of casket.
 

(a)  Casket not required.- Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not require that a cremation be performed with a casket. However, the use of a simple container may be required. 

(b)  Use of casket.- The person arranging for final disposition of a body may specify that a casket: 

(1) Be used before cremation; 

(2) Be consumed during cremation; 

(3) Be used after cremation; or 

(4) Not be used before, during, or after cremation. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 367A; 1982, ch. 21, § 2.]