{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-7-16","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:7-16","heading":"Burial permit","body":"Any person who cremates any dead human body without first having received a  permit for burial or other final disposition issued according to the laws or  regulations of this or any other State shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.\nL.1950, c. 256, p. 895, s. 6.","path":["TITLE 26 HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"257801cd34308ab3a1761e79f9f14ed46f60450b17029911fe645ab90252b349","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-6b-23","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-7-18.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}