Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R436 - Center for Health Data, Vital Records and Statistics
Rule R436-8 - Authorization for Final Disposition of Deceased Persons
Section R436-8-5 - Authorization for Disinterment and Reinterment

(1) An authorization for disinterment and reinterment of a dead body or cremated remains shall be issued by the local registrar of the district where the body or cremated remains are interred or by the State Registrar, upon receipt of a written application signed by the next of kin and the person who is in charge of the disinterment, or upon receipt of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction directing such disinterment.

(2) If the next of kin disagree regarding the disinterment, the State Registrar may require a court order before issuing the disinterment permit.

(3) Upon the relocation of a cemetery, the State Registrar or local registrar may issue a single disinterment permit to allow for mass disinterment of the bodies and cremated remains located in the cemetery. Before the issuance of this permit, the registrar must receive written agreement that as far as possible, the remains of each body will be identified and the place of disinterment and reinterment will be specified and provided to the sexton of the cemetery where reinterment occurs.

(4) A dead body properly prepared by an embalmer or a dead body properly cremated by a licensed crematorium and deposited in a receiving vault shall not be considered a disinterment when removed from the vault for final disposition.