58-9-609 - Cremation containers.
58-9-609. Cremation containers.
(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a funeral service establishment may notmake or enforce a rule requiring that human remains be:
(i) placed in a casket before cremation; or
(ii) cremated in a casket.
(b) A funeral service establishment may not refuse to accept human remains forcremation because they are not in a casket.
(2) (a) Human remains must be delivered to a crematory in a casket or cremationcontainer.
(b) Human remains may not be removed from a casket or cremation container oncedelivered to the crematory, and the casket or cremation container shall be cremated with thehuman remains, unless:
(i) the funeral service establishment has been provided with written instructions to thecontrary by the authorizing agent; or
(ii) the funeral service establishment does not accept metal caskets for cremation.
Enacted by Chapter 353, 2008 General Session