New Hampshire Statutes
§ 290:20 — Wishes of Subject
New Hampshire·Title XXVI CEMETERIES; BURIALS; DEAD BODIES·Ch. 290 BURIALS AND DISINTERMENTS·Subdivision Custody of Remains of Deceased Persons
If the subject has left written and signed instructions regarding funeral arrangements and disposal of the subject's remains, the person having custody and control shall abide by those wishes to the extent that the subject paid for those arrangements in advance or left resources for the purpose of carrying out those wishes.
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Legislative History
1996, 283:18, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
Nearby Sections
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§ 290:1
Death Records§ 290:1-a
Fetal Death Records§ 290:10
Record of Death§ 290:12
By Whom§ 290:13
To Another Town§ 290:14
Penalty§ 290:15
Order for Disinterment§ 290:16
Definitions§ 290:17
Custody and Control Generally§ 290:18
Estranged Spouse§ 290:19
Court Determination§ 290:2-a
Release of Body