{"data":{"id":"us-de/16-del.-c.-3157","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"16 Del. C. § 3157","heading":"Cremation or natural organic reduction; prohibited except in licensed crematory or natural organic reduction facility [For application of this section, see 84 Del. Laws, c. 261, § 16].","body":"A person may not destroy or dispose of by burning or natural organic reduction the body of an individual dead from any cause, except in a crematory or natural organic reduction facility licensed for this express purpose and under the conditions provided in §§ 3158 through 3164 of this title.","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#3157","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:21Z","sha256":"4a1de92febdd2b4321f813f34a019857361a033d54ca6eec74da1f04f92bc3b3","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/16-del.-c.-3156","next":"us-de/16-del.-c.-3158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}