New Jersey Statutes
§ 26:6-5.1 — Necessity of death certificate and burial or removal permit
New Jersey § 26:6-5.1
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 26HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS
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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 26:6-5.1 (2026).
Text
No person, without securing a proper death certificate and a burial or removal permit, shall: a. Remove a dead body from this State; or b. Bury or make other final disposition of such body in this State. Amended by L.1965, c. 78, s. 3.
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New Jersey § 26:6-5.1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/26/26%3A6-5.1.