{"data":{"id":"us-de/16-del.-c.-3154","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"16 Del. C. § 3154","heading":"Authorization for disinterment and reinterment.","body":"(a) Authorization. — A permit for disinterment and reinterment of a dead body or fetus shall be issued by the State Registrar upon receipt of a notarized application/authorization signed by the next-of-kin and the person who is in charge of the disinterment, or upon receipt of an order of a court of record of this state directing such disinterment, or upon notarized written application of the Attorney General to request a special disinterment permit for legal purposes.\n(b) Mass disinterment and reinterment. — Upon receipt of a court order, a signed and notarized permission of the next-of-kin of all decedents, or a signed and notarized application for disinterment for legal purposes, the State Registrar may issue 1 permit for disinterment and reinterment of all remains in a mass disinterment provided that, insofar as possible, the remains of each body be identified and the place of disinterment and reinterment specified.\n(c) Nature of permit. — The authorization issued in accordance with the statutes and regulations governing disinterment shall be permission for disinterment, transportation and reinterment.\n(d) Fee for permit. — The Department shall receive a fee not to exceed $10 for each disinterment/reinterment permit issued.","path":["Title 16. Health and Safety","Vital Statistics","CHAPTER 31. Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces, Annulments and Adoptions","Subchapter III. Burial, Removal, Cremation, or Other Disposition of Dead Bodies [For application of this subchapter, see 84 Del. Laws, c. 261, § 16]"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c031/sc03/index.html#3154","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:21Z","sha256":"963a6d73d2b93c4e4711ada80485afd34e4c3159b26ac378722884b87c8eb260","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/16-del.-c.-3153","next":"us-de/16-del.-c.-3155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}