{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-4-113","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-4-113","heading":"Cremation of unclaimed dead body.","body":"Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the coroner, medical investigator or county medical examiner may direct the cremation of an unclaimed dead body; provided, that:\n(1) Proper notice is given in accordance with § 68-4-103; and\n(2) The body is held for the time period provided in § 68-4-103.","path":["Title 68 Health, Safety and Environmental Protection","Chapter 4 Disposition of Dead Bodies"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.tn.tca/release76.2021.05.21/gov.tn.tca.title.68.odt","current_through":"2021-05-21","vintage":"Tennessee Code Release 76 (2021-05), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:57:36Z","sha256":"13f80de13634e56a38edeb407306063c73297a0c63ac0ee4c37f230afefdf19c","source_id":"us-tn","stale":true,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-4-112","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-5-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}