New Hampshire Statutes
§ 290:20 — Wishes of Subject
New Hampshire § 290:20
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XXVICEMETERIES; BURIALS; DEAD BODIES
Ch. 290BURIALS AND DISINTERMENTS
SubdivisionCustody of Remains of Deceased Persons
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 290:20 (2026).
Text
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
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 290:20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/290/290%3A20.