§ 12-135-303 — Registration required

Colorado § 12-135-303

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 12: Professions
• Art.: Mortuary Science Code

Text

(1) Unless practicing at a registered
crematory under this section and except as provided in section 12-140-105 (3), a
person shall not practice as, or offer the services of, a cremationist, nor shall the
crematory sell or offer to sell funeral goods and services to the public.

(2) (a) Each crematory shall register with the director using forms as
determined by the director. The registration shall include the following:

(I) The specific location of the crematory;

(II) The full name and address of the designee appointed pursuant to
subsection (3) of this section;

(III) The date the crematory began doing business; and

(IV) A list of each of the following services provided at each crematory
location:

(A) Refrigerating or holding human remains;

(B) Transporting human remains to or from the crematory or the place of
final disposition;

(C) Providing funeral goods or services to the public;

(D) Cremating human remains; and

(E) Selling preneed contracts.

(b) Each crematory registration shall be renewed, according to a schedule
established by the director, in a form as determined by the director.

(c) If, after initial registration, the crematory provides a service listed in
subsection (2)(a)(IV) of this section that was not included in the initial registration,
the crematory shall submit an amended registration within thirty days after
beginning to provide the new service.

(d) If, after initial registration, the crematory appoints a new designee, the
crematory shall submit an amended registration within thirty days after appointing
the designee.

(e) Registrations issued pursuant to this part 3 are subject to the expiration,
reinstatement, and delinquency fee provisions specified in section 12-20-202 (1) and
(2).

(3) Each crematory shall appoint an individual as the designee of the
crematory. A designee shall:

(a) Be at least eighteen years of age;

(b) Have at least two years' experience working for a crematory;

(c) Be employed by the registered crematory that the designee represents;

(d) Have the authority within the crematory's organization to require that
personnel comply with this article 135; and

(e) Not be designated for more than one crematory unless the additional
establishment is operated under common ownership and management and no
crematory is more than sixty miles from another establishment held under the same
ownership conditions.

(4) The designee shall require each person employed at the crematory to
demonstrate evidence of compliance with parts 5 to 9 of this article 135, as
applicable. The designee shall retain the records of the evidence of compliance so
long as the person is employed at the crematory.

(5) This section shall not require the registration of a nonprofit organization
that only provides education or support to an individual who intends to provide for
final disposition of human remains.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 953, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2024: (4) amended, (SB 24-173), ch. 240, p. 1589, � 7, effective May 24.