§ 22-19-5 — Use of Approved Identification System

(a) Each funeral establishment taking possession of a dead human body shall maintain an identification system approved by the Alabama Board of Funeral Service. The identification system may include any dignified method, including, but not limited to, an arm band or a wrist band, that will ensure the ability to identify the body from the time of taking possession of the body until the body is transferred to another entity or until final disposition.
(b) A funeral establishment that maintains the required identification system approved by the Alabama Board of Funeral Service shall not be liable for misidentification that occurred prior to taking possession of the body or misidentification that occurs after the body has been transferred from the funeral establishment to another entity.

Legislative History

(Act 2006-608, p. 1672, §1.)