{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-7-18.1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:7-18.1","heading":"Time lapse after death","body":"No person shall cremate a dead human body unless at least 24 hours have elapsed from the time of death as recorded on the death certificate to the time  of cremation.\nL.1983, c. 385, s. 1.","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":"7b1818c10bbb8cf23e5d061df082767a74c18ae5688793101d5e75807a3eceac","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-7-16","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-7-18.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}