{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-7-65.4","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 45:7-65.4","heading":"Placement of remains in coffin, casket or other container of more than one deceased person;  exception.","body":"1.\tIt shall be unlawful for a practitioner of mortuary and embalming science or practitioner of mortuary science to place the remains of more than one deceased person or stillborn infant in a coffin, casket, or other container for the purpose of interment, unless other written directions have been given by the decedent or a court of competent jurisdiction, or the relative or relatives of the decedent in the following order:\n(1) Surviving spouse;\n(2) A majority of surviving children of the decedent or the surviving child if one;\n(3) The surviving parent or parents of the decedent;\n(4) A majority of the brothers and sisters of the decedent if no child or parent is living; or\n(5) Other next of kin according to the degree of consanguinity.\nL.1979, c. 201, s. 1, eff. Sept. 20, 1979; amended 2025, c.52, s.17.","path":["TITLE 45 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS"],"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":"21dc47a0d83fa9921f713ba4ffe6b7adf69f93f791d800dcdc2583027821f1ab","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-7-65.3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-7-65.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}