2015 Arkansas Code
Title 20 - Public Health And Welfare
Subtitle 2 - Health And Safety
Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead
Subchapter 14 - Missing in America Project Act
§ 20-17-1405 - Verification that unclaimed remains are a veteran's -- Veteran status unknown at the time of final disposition of the body.

A funeral establishment that is also the authorizing agent that determines the final disposition of the remains of a decedent and directs that the body of the decedent be cremated:

(1) Shall place the cremated remains in a container marked with the proper identification of the decedent;

(2) Shall store the cremated remains for five (5) days from the date of cremation;

(3) May share identifying information of the decedent with a veterans service organization or the Department of Veterans' Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to:

(A) Determine whether the decedent was a veteran; and

(B) Verify that the decedent is entitled to veteran interment benefits; and

(4) (A) May dispose of the cremated remains after five (5) days from the date of cremation if the cremated remains are not relinquished to:

(i) A veterans service organization;

(ii) The state or federal department of veterans affairs; or

(iii) The next of kin of the decedent.

(B) The disposal of the remains of the decedent must comply with the public health and welfare laws of the State of Arkansas.