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2018 Tennessee Code
Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
Health
Chapter 3 - Vital Records Act of 1977
Part 5 - Deaths
§ 68-3-508. Disinterment and reinterment.
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TN Code § 68-3-508 (2018)
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(a) Authorization for disinterment and reinterment, in cases of movement of cemeteries or parts of cemeteries or for reuniting families, shall be required prior to disinterment of a dead body or fetus.
(b) Authorization shall be issued by the state registrar to a licensed funeral director or person acting as funeral director, upon proper application.
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