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2017 Maryland Code
Health - General
Title 5 - Death
Subtitle 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 5-505. Use of casket
Universal Citation: MD Health-Gen Code § 5-505 (2017)
- (a) Casket not required. -- Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not require that a cremation be performed with a casket. However, the use of a simple container may be required.
- (b) Use of casket. -- The person arranging for final disposition of a body may specify that a casket:
- (1) Be used before cremation;
- (2) Be consumed during cremation;
- (3) Be used after cremation; or
- (4) Not be used before, during, or after cremation.
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