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2021 Delaware Code
Title 16 - Health and Safety
Chapter 31. Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces, Annulments and Adoptions
Subchapter III. Burial, Removal or Cremation of Dead Bodies
§ 3151. Permit for removal, burial or other disposition; foreign permits; prerequisites for permit.
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16 DE Code § 3151. (2021)
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§ 3151. Permit for removal, burial or other disposition; foreign permits; prerequisites for permit. 27 Del. Laws, c. 84, § 10; Code 1915, § 814; 28 Del. Laws, c. 60, § 1; Code 1935, § 797; 44 Del. Laws, c. 69, § 1; 48 Del. Laws, c. 319, § 1; 16 Del. C. 1953, § 3151; 52 Del. Laws, c. 88, § 4; 68 Del. Laws, c. 274, § 1;
When a death or a fetal death occurs or a dead body is found, the body shall not be disposed of until the burial/transit permit is completed. Said permit is required to accompany the body and is to be:
(1) Given to the sexton of the cemetery when the body is interred.
(2) Retained by the funeral director when the cemetery has no sexton.
(3) Retained with the ashes in cases of cremation, or by the funeral director if so desired.
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