Nevada § 451.270 Manner and time of reinterment

Nevada Statutes

§ 451.270 — Manner and time of reinterment

Nevada § 451.270

Title 40PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 451Dead

REMOVAL OF HUMAN REMAINS BY CEMETERY AUTHORITY

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Bluebook

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 451.270 (2026).

Text

1. The remains of each person reinterred shall be placed in a separate and suitable receptacle and decently and respectfully interred not later than 1 year after the date on which the remains are disinterred under rules and regulations adopted by the cemetery authority making the removal. 2. A receptacle shall be deemed suitable for the purposes of subsection 1 if the receptacle:

(a)Is capable of withstanding weather and movement of the earth that may affect the receptacle for at least 100 years; or

(b)Has been approved by the closest living relative of the decedent.

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1. The remains of each person reinterred shall be placed in a separate and suitable receptacle and decently and respectfully interred not later than 1 year after the date on which the remains are disinterred under rules and regulations adopted by the cemetery authority making the removal.
2. A receptacle shall be deemed suitable for the purposes of subsection 1 if the receptacle:
(a) Is capable of withstanding weather and movement of the earth that may affect the receptacle for at least 100 years; or
(b) Has been approved by the closest living relative of the decedent.