District of Columbia § 43-122 Mode of burial.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 43-122 — Mode of burial.

District of Columbia § 43-122

Title 43Cemeteries and Crematories.

Ch. 1Cemetery Associations; Regulatory Provisions.

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D.C. Code § 43-122 (2026).

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No body shall be buried in said District in any vault unless the coffin be separately entombed in properly cemented stone or brick work, so as to render such vault airtight; such vault, after having been sealed, shall not be opened within 10 years; no body shall be temporarily deposited in any vault for a longer period than 1 month, unless such body is in an hermetically sealed metallic case, nor in any instance for a longer period than 1 year.

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No body shall be buried in said District in any vault unless the coffin be separately entombed in properly cemented stone or brick work, so as to render such vault airtight; such vault, after having been sealed, shall not be opened within 10 years; no body shall be temporarily deposited in any vault for a longer period than 1 month, unless such body is in an hermetically sealed metallic case, nor in any instance for a longer period than 1 year.