68-3-508 - Disinterment and reinterment.
68-3-508. Disinterment and reinterment.
(a) Authorization for disinterment and reinterment, in cases of movement of cemeteries or parts of cemeteries or for reuniting families, shall be required prior to disinterment of a dead body or fetus.
(b) Authorization shall be issued by the state registrar to a licensed funeral director or person acting as funeral director, upon proper application.
[Acts 1977, ch. 128, § 18; T.C.A., § 53-477.]