{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-58-9-609","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 58-9-609","heading":"Cremation containers.","body":"(1)\n(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a funeral service establishment may not make or enforce a rule requiring that human remains be:\n(i) placed in a casket before cremation; or\n(ii) cremated in a casket.\n(b) A funeral service establishment may not refuse to accept human remains for cremation because they are not in a casket.\n(2)\n(a) Human remains must be delivered to a crematory in a casket or cremation container.\n(b) Human remains may not be removed from a casket or cremation container once delivered to the crematory, and the casket or cremation container shall be cremated with the human remains, unless:\n(i) the funeral service establishment has been provided with written instructions to the contrary by the authorizing agent; or\n(ii) the funeral service establishment does not accept metal caskets for cremation.","path":["Title 58 Occupations and Professions","Chapter 58-9 Funeral Services Licensing Act","Part 58-9-6 Control of Disposition"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter9/58-9-S609.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"7c0c95a84e9114a44e2d9e6643878f015506d664ea47808b53ac1b6f7d616c3e","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-58-9-608","next":"us-ut/utah-code-58-9-610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}