{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-21-5","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 31-21-5","heading":"Incineration or cremation of dead body or parts thereof.","body":"(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to incinerate or cremate a dead body or parts thereof; provided, however, that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a crematory licensed by the State Board of Funeral Service pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 43 or to a hospital, clinic, laboratory, or other facility authorized by the Department of Community Health and in a manner approved by the commissioner of community health.\n(b) A person who violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 31 Health","CHAPTER 21 Dead Bodies","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.31.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"9a16ac7ebbc976e7ce842da902ff1cce1e449c4e90a94f7d8dbd35877f47b13d","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-21-4","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-21-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}