{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-62-5-704","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-5-704","heading":"Circumstances under which rights forfeited","body":"A person entitled under § 62-5-703 to the right of disposition shall forfeit that right, and the right shall pass on to the next person in accordance with § 62-5-703 , in the following circumstances:\n(1) Any person convicted of an offense described in § 39-13-202 , § 39-13-210 , or § 39-13-211 , in connection with the decedent's death, and whose conviction or convictions are known to the funeral director; or\n(2) Any person who does not exercise the right of disposition within seventy-two (72) hours of notification of the decedent's death or within one hundred and sixty-eight (168) hours of the decedent's death, whichever is earlier.","path":["TN Code","Title 62","Chapter 5"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"43aeee9fe844281b93076472650bc0ccb47c2848306b390e733ba52a15774551","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-62-5-703","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-62-5-705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}