{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2108.87","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 2108.87","heading":"Right to make independent investigation.","body":"(A) A funeral home, funeral director, crematory operator, cemetery operator, cemetery organization, or other person asked to assist with a deceased person's funeral, burial, cremation, or other manner of final disposition may independently investigate the existence of, or locate or contact, the following persons:\n(1) A representative or successor representative named in a written declaration;\n(2) A person listed in section 2108.81 of the Revised Code.\n(B) In no circumstances shall a funeral home, funeral director, crematory operator, cemetery operator, cemetery organization, or other person asked to assist with a deceased person's funeral, burial, cremation, or other manner of final disposition have a duty to independently investigate the existence of, or locate or contact, the persons described in division (A) of this section.","path":["Title 21 Courts-Probate-Juvenile","Chapter 2108 Human Bodies Or Parts Thereof"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2108.87","current_through":"2006-10-12 (House Bill 426 - 126th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:30Z","sha256":"86f67573d47918dbf3a2bb749a4fa2b94b8ad202ba5ccf61267e2bc0a0dcb314","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2108.86","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2108.88"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}