North Carolina Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 13, 2014) |
TITLE 10A. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
CHAPTER 41. EPIDEMIOLOGY HEALTH |
SUBCHAPTER H. VITAL RECORDS |
10A NCAC 41H .0505. DISINTERMENT‑REINTERMENT PERMITS
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A permit for disinterment‑reinterment shall be issued by the local registrar or deputy registrar only upon receipt of a written authorization signed by:
(1) the spouse if living; otherwise,
(2) by the next‑of‑kin and the person who is to perform the disinterment; or
(3) upon receipt of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction directing such disinterment.
A dead body which has been deposited in a receiving vault shall not be considered a disinterment when removed from the vault for final burial.
History Note: Authority G.S. 130A‑92(7);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. November 15, 1977;
Amended Eff. September 1, 1990; November 1, 1978.