{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-1371","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1371","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1371","body":"(1) Maintaining or operating a crematory in violation of the Cremation of Human Remains Act or any rules and regulations of the department adopted and promulgated under the act is a public nuisance and may be abated as a nuisance as provided by law.\n\n(2) It is a Class III misdemeanor to (a) establish, operate, or maintain a crematory subject to the Cremation of Human Remains Act without being licensed as a crematory authority under the act, (b) hold oneself out to the public as a crematory authority without being licensed under the act, or (c) perform a cremation without a cremation authorization form signed by the authorizing agent and a completed permit for transit or cremation as provided by the department or a cremation permit.\n\n(3) Signing a cremation authorization form with actual knowledge that the form contains false, incorrect, or misleading information is a Class III misdemeanor.\n\n(4) A violation of any other provision of the Cremation of Human Remains Act is a Class III misdemeanor.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 71"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-1371","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"b14b264bf1967cb6257492087b3f8b00e1a6aec6bc2ba0e35266ffafd6453071","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-1370","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-1372"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}