Iowa § 144C.10 Effect of declaration

Iowa Statutes

§ 144C.10 — Effect of declaration

Iowa § 144C.10

Title IVPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 144CFINAL DISPOSITION ACT

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Iowa Code § 144C.10 (2026).

Text

1.The designee designated in a declaration shall have the sole discretion pursuant to the declaration to determine what final disposition of the declarant’s remains and ceremonies to be performed after the declarant’s death are reasonable under the circumstances.

2.The most recent declaration executed by a declarant shall control.

3.This chapter does not prohibit a person from conducting a separate ceremony to commemorate a declarant, at the person’s expense, to assist in the bereavement process.

4.The rights of a donee created by an anatomical gift pursuant to chapter 142C are superior to the authority of a designee under a declaration executed pursuant to this chapter.

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1. The designee designated in a declaration shall have the sole discretion pursuant to the
declaration to determine what final disposition of the declarant’s remains and ceremonies to
be performed after the declarant’s death are reasonable under the circumstances.
2. The most recent declaration executed by a declarant shall control.
3. This chapter does not prohibit a person from conducting a separate ceremony to
commemorate a declarant, at the person’s expense, to assist in the bereavement process.
4. The rights of a donee created by an anatomical gift pursuant to chapter 142C are
superior to the authority of a designee under a declaration executed pursuant to this chapter.