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§ 451.160 — Notice to cemetery authority by friend or relative: Contents

Nevada § 451.160
JurisdictionNevada
Title 40PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Ch. 451Dead
REMOVAL OF HUMAN REMAINS BY CEMETERY AUTHORITY

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 451.160 (2026).

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The notice to the cemetery authority shall specify:

1.The name of the person whose remains are to be disinterred.
2.As accurately as possible, the plot where the remains are interred.
3.The date of interment.
4.An address at which the required notices may be given by the cemetery authority.

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Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 1961, 461 )

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“Human remains” and “remains” defined
§ 451.007
Requirements for determination
§ 451.008
Consent not required for determination; prohibition on withholding or withdrawal of organ-sustaining treatment in certain circumstances; notice
§ 451.010
Dissection of dead human bodies: Limitations; penalty
§ 451.015
Commercial use of aborted embryo or fetus prohibited; penalty
§ 451.020
Burial or cremation within reasonable time after death; transportation and disposal of residue of cremated body
§ 451.023
Responsibility of surviving spouse or parent for burial or cremation of deceased spouse or child
§ 451.024
Persons authorized to order burial or cremation; order of priority of such persons; acceptance of legal and financial responsibility does not give rise to claim against estate or other person; transfer of authority to another person; unavailability of authorized person
§ 451.025
Reimbursement for burial expenses paid with public money
§ 451.027
Duty of county agency responsible for remains of indigent person believed to be veteran to report name of person to Department of Veterans Services; Department to determine eligibility for interment at national or veterans’ cemetery; disposition of remains; immunity from liability for certain acts or omissions
§ 451.030
Removal of remains for sale or dissection; purchases; punishment
§ 451.040
Seizure of remains for debt; interference with dead body; penalty
§ 451.045
Permit for disinterment or removal of human remains within State
§ 451.050
Permit for disinterment or removal of human remains out of State
§ 451.060
Penalties for noncompliance of common carrier
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