Delaware § 3164 Cremation or natural organic reduction in this State when death occurred elsewhere [For application of this section, see 84 Del. Laws, c. 261, § 16]

Delaware Statutes

§ 3164 — Cremation or natural organic reduction in this State when death occurred elsewhere [For application of this section, see 84 Del. Laws, c. 261, § 16]

Delaware § 3164

Title16

PartVital Statistics

Ch. 31REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, DIVORCES, ANNULMENTS AND ADOPTIONS

Subch.Burial, Removal, Cremation, or Other Disposition of Dead Bodies [For application of this subchapter, see 84 Del. Laws, c. 261, § 16]

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 16, § 3164 (2026).

Text

The cremation or natural organic reduction in this State of the body of an individual who has died in another state is permissible if all the legal requirements of the state in which the death occurred have first been complied with.

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Legislative History

25 Del. Laws, c. 66, § 9 ; 27 Del. Laws, c. 84, § 14 ; 27 Del. Laws, c. 85, § 15 ; Code 1915, § 818; Code 1935, § 801; 44 Del. Laws, c. 69, § 1 ; 16 Del. C. 1953, § 3167; 68 Del. Laws, c. 274, § 1 ; 84 Del. Laws, c. 261, § 3