{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-135-305","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 12-135-305","heading":"Records and receipts.","body":"(1) The crematory shall furnish to a person who delivers human remains to the crematory a receipt, which shall be signed by both the crematory's representative and the person who delivers the human remains. The crematory shall retain a copy of the receipt in its records pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. The receipt shall include the following:\n\n(a) The date and time of the delivery;\n\n(b) The type of casket or alternative container that was delivered;\n\n(c) The name of the person who delivered the human remains;\n\n(d) The name of any business with which the person delivering the human remains is affiliated;\n\n(e) The name of the person who received the human remains on behalf of the crematory; and\n\n(f) The name of the decedent.\n\n(2) Upon release of cremains, the crematory shall furnish to the person who receives the cremains a receipt, signed by both the crematory's representative and the person who receives the cremains. The crematory shall retain a copy of the receipt in its records pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. The receipt shall include the following:\n\n(a) The date and time of the release;\n\n(b) The name of the person to whom the cremains were released;\n\n(c) The name of the person who released the cremains on behalf of the crematory; and\n\n(d) The name of the decedent.\n\n(3) A crematory shall maintain, for at least five years and available at the registered location, a permanent record of each cremation occurring at the facility and copies of the receipts required by this section.","path":["Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Article 135 - Mortuary Science Code","Part 3 - CREMATION"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-12.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"cea0514cead11fbb598ec22a228105a9e540474d687eb3da4fa50320d4893e04","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-135-304","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-135-306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}