{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-71-1371","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1371","heading":"Nuisance; abatement; acts prohibited; penalty.","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(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(3) Signing a cremation authorization form with actual knowledge that the form contains false, incorrect, or misleading information is a Class III misdemeanor.\n(4) A violation of any other provision of the Cremation of Human Remains Act is a Class III misdemeanor.","path":["Chapter 71 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-1371","current_through":"Laws 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-18T06:03:47Z","sha256":"9021aa54dfe490a8aad2e2285a1cffe3a1a59824fa5a65a3c4c92529aa420c18","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."}