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2018 Georgia Code
Title 31 - Health
Chapter 21 - Dead Bodies
Article 1 - General Provisions
- § 31-21-1. Approved disinfectant; "embalming" defined
- § 31-21-2. Conflict with authority of Commissioner of Agriculture
- § 31-21-3. Death of person with infectious or communicable disease; required reporting procedures; confidentiality; disclosure; penalties
- § 31-21-4. Burial at sea of cremated remains; notification that cremated remains are ready for interment; unclaimed cremated remains
- § 31-21-5. Incineration or cremation of dead body or parts thereof
- § 31-21-6. Notification of law enforcement agency upon disturbance, destruction, or debasement of human remains
- § 31-21-7. Preneed contracts and revisions; affidavit on disposition of remains; role of probate court; warrant as to truthfulness; liability of funeral home
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