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Utah Code § 58-9-609: Cremation containers.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 58 Occupations and Professions
  2. Chapter 58-9 Funeral Services Licensing Act
  3. Part 58-9-6 Control of Disposition

(1)

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a funeral service establishment may not make 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 for cremation because they are not in a casket.

(2)

(a) Human remains must be delivered to a crematory in a casket or cremation container.

(b) Human remains may not be removed from a casket or cremation container once delivered to the crematory, and the casket or cremation container shall be cremated with the human remains, unless:

(i) the funeral service establishment has been provided with written instructions to the contrary by the authorizing agent; or

(ii) the funeral service establishment does not accept metal caskets for cremation.

Collected 2026-09-03T11:34:33Z. Source file · JSON

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