§ 5210 — Form of burial or removal permit

If it is desired to bury, entomb, or otherwise dispose of a dead body within the limits of a town where the death occurred, the certificate of permission shall state plainly the time, place, and manner of such burial, entombment, or disposition. If it is desired to remove a dead body from the town where the death occurred, the certificate of permission shall contain the essential facts contained in the certificate of death on which it is issued, shall accompany the body to its destination, and may be accepted as a permit for permanent disposition by a sexton or other person having the care of a cemetery, burial ground, tomb, or receiving vault. (Added 1951, No. 170, § 267; amended 2021, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. January 1, 2023.)