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2017 New Jersey Revised Statutes
TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS
Section 26:7-18.1 - Time lapse after death
Universal Citation: NJ Rev Stat § 26:7-18.1 (2017)
26:7-18.1. Time lapse after death
No person shall cremate a dead human body unless at least 24 hours have elapsed from the time of death as recorded on the death certificate to the time of cremation.
L.1983, c. 385, s. 1.
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