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NV Rev Stat § 451.655 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 451 - Dead Bodies|NRS 451.655 - Order of person for cremation and disposition of remains.

  1. A prepaid contract for services to be rendered upon the death of a beneficiary which includes cremation must specify the disposition of the cremated remains, and that portion of the contract must be initialed by the person paying for the services. If no additional or different instructions are given by the agent at the time of the beneficiary’s death, the operator of a crematory may dispose of the remains as specified. Upon that disposition, the operator has no further liability with respect to the remains.  2. A person may order his or her own cremation and the disposition of his or her own cremated remains. The order must be signed by the person and by two witnesses. The order may designate the crematory. A copy of the order must be retained by the signer and a copy sent to the crematory if designated. The signer may revoke the order or change the designation of the crematory, and must provide written notice of the action to the operator of the crematory if designated.  3. When a person who has ordered his or her own cremation dies, a person in possession of the order and a person charged with arranging for disposition of the decedent’s body who is aware of the order shall use their best efforts to ensure that the decedent is cremated, and the cremated remains are disposed of, according to the order.  4. If a completed order for cremation, executed before death, and the human remains to which it pertains are in the possession of the operator of a crematory, and the operator has received payment for the cremation and the disposition of the cremated remains, the operator shall perform those acts as ordered and incurs no liability by their performance.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2602)
NV Rev Stat § 451.660 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 451 - Dead Bodies|NRS 451.660 - Requirements for death certificate and written authorization; delegation of authority of authorized agent; unavailability of authorized agent.

  1. The operator of a crematory shall not cremate human remains until a death certificate has been signed and, except as otherwise provided in NRS 451.655, without first receiving a written authorization, on a form provided by the operator, signed by the agent or by the living person from whom the remains have been removed:  (a) Identifying the deceased person or the remains removed;  (b) Stating whether or not death occurred from a communicable or otherwise dangerous disease;  (c) Stating the name and address of the agent and the agent’s relation to the deceased person;  (d) Representing that the agent is aware of no objection to cremation of the remains by any person who has a right to control the disposition of the deceased person’s remains; and  (e) Stating the name of the person authorized to claim the cremated remains or the name of the cemetery or person to whom the remains are to be sent.  2. An authorized agent may delegate his or her authority to another person by a written and signed statement containing the agent’s name, address and relationship to the deceased person and the name and address of the person to whom the agent’s authority is delegated. The operator of a crematory incurs no liability by relying upon a signed order for cremation received by mail or upon a delegation of authority.  3. If the authorized agent is not reasonably available or is unable to act as the authorized agent, the person’s right to be the authorized agent shall pass to the next person or category of persons in the order of priority pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 451.024.  4. It shall be presumed that an authorized person is not reasonably available to act as an authorized agent in accordance with subsection 3 if the crematory, cemetery, funeral establishment or direct crematory facility, after exercising due diligence, has been unable to contact the person, or if the person has been unwilling or unable to make final arrangements for the disposition of the deceased person’s remains, within 30 days after the initial contact or attempted contact by the crematory, cemetery, funeral establishment or direct cremation facility.   5. If a person with a lower authorization priority than another person pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 451.024 has been designated as the authorized agent to order the disposition of the deceased person’s remains and, subsequently, a person with a higher authorization priority makes an initial contact with the crematory, cemetery, funeral establishment or direct crematory facility and is available to perform the duties of an authorized agent pursuant to NRS 451.024 before the final disposition of the remains, the person with the higher authorization priority shall be deemed to be the authorized agent to order the disposition of the remains.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2603; A 2015, 1969)
NV Rev Stat § 451.665 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 451 - Dead Bodies|NRS 451.665 - Maintenance of records; identification of remains.

  1. The operator of a crematory, funeral establishment or direct cremation facility shall keep a record of:  (a) Each authorization received;  (b) The name of each person whose human remains are received;  (c) The date and time of receipt, and a description of the container in which received;  (d) The date of cremation; and  (e) The final disposition of the cremated remains.  2. The operator of a crematory shall not accept unidentified human remains. If the remains are received in a container, the operator shall place appropriate identification upon the exterior of the container.  3. If a permit for transportation of human remains to the crematory is required by the local health authority, the operator shall file the permit in his or her records.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2603; A 2015, 1970)
NV Rev Stat § 451.670 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 451 - Dead Bodies|NRS 451.670 - Prohibition against requiring placement of remains in casket; construction and incineration or dissolution of container.

  1. No operator of a crematory may require that human remains be placed in a casket, or refuse to accept human remains for cremation because they are not in a casket.  2. The container used must:  (a) Consist of readily combustible materials or, if alkaline hydrolysis will be used to cremate the human remains, materials that are readily dissolvable by alkaline hydrolysis;  (b) Cover the human remains completely when closed;  (c) Resist leaking or spilling;  (d) Be rigid enough for easy handling or, if alkaline hydrolysis will be used to cremate the human remains, be properly supported during transport; and  (e) Protect the health and safety of employees of the operator.  3. Unless otherwise ordered in writing by the agent, the operator shall incinerate or dissolve the container, as applicable, as the remains are cremated.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2604; A 2017, 2737)
NV Rev Stat § 451.675 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 451 - Dead Bodies|NRS 451.675 - Holding of remains awaiting cremation.

  1. If the operator of a crematory cannot cremate human remains immediately after receiving them, the operator shall place them in a holding facility within or adjacent to the crematory which:  (a) Preserves the dignity of the remains;  (b) Protects for the health and safety of employees of the operator; and  (c) Is secure from access by anyone other than those employees, except a laborer in the ordinary course of his or her work.  2. If human remains are not embalmed, they may not be held longer than 24 hours unless the holding facility is refrigerated.  3. An operator need not accept for holding a container from which there is any evidence of leakage of bodily fluids.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2604)
NV Rev Stat § 451.680 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 451 - Dead Bodies|NRS 451.680 - Procedure and space for cremation.

  1. The agent, or the person charged with arranging for disposition of the body of a person who has ordered his or her own cremation, shall ensure that any artificial device that would be dangerous if incinerated or subjected to alkaline hydrolysis, as applicable, is removed from the human remains before their cremation. If he or she is unable to arrange for its removal before the remains are delivered to a crematory, he or she shall inform the operator of the crematory.  2. The space within a crematory where cremation takes place must be enclosed and must not be used for any other purpose than the cremation of human remains. Immediately before a container is placed in this chamber, the identification of the human remains within it must be verified by the operator and any identifying document or label for the urn must be removed from the container and kept near the control panel until cremation is complete.  3. Upon the completion of cremation, the operator shall:  (a) Remove the recoverable residue from the chamber;  (b) Place the bone fragments in an urn with proper identification and insofar as practicable place no other material with them unless authorized by the agent; and  (c) Dispose of the remaining residue.  4. If the cremated remains will not fit in the urn selected by the agent, the operator of the crematory shall hold the remains until the agent selects an urn or urns in which the remains will fit.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2604; A 2017, 2737)
NV Rev Stat § 451.685 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 451 - Dead Bodies|NRS 451.685 - Allowance of persons near remains awaiting cremation; simultaneous cremation of remains of more than one person.

  1. The operator of a crematory shall not permit a person to be present near human remains awaiting cremation, being cremated, or being removed from the chamber unless the presence of the person is within the normal scope of his or her work or his or her presence is authorized by the family of the deceased.  2. The operator of a crematory shall not simultaneously cremate the remains of more than one person in the same chamber unless so authorized in writing by the agent for each person whose remains are to be so cremated. Such a written authorization releases the operator from liability for commingling of the cremated remains.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2605)
NV Rev Stat § 451.690 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 451 - Dead Bodies|NRS 451.690 - Delivery and transportation of cremated remains.

  1. When cremated remains are called for or delivered, the person receiving the remains and a representative of the operator of the crematory shall sign a receipt showing the name of the person whose remains are received and the date, time and place of receipt. The operator shall retain the receipt. Thereafter, the remains may be transported in any manner, with a permit if required by the local health authority.  2. If a temporary urn is used to deliver the cremated remains to the person authorized to claim them, that urn must be placed in a suitable outer box to increase its security and integrity. The temporary urn must be marked with the name of the person whose remains it contains and the name of the operator of the crematory.  3. If cremated remains are to be shipped, the urn must be packed in a sealed package. A method of shipment must be used which has an internal tracing system and provides a receipt signed by the person accepting delivery.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2605)
NV Rev Stat § 451.695 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 451 - Dead Bodies|NRS 451.695 - Disposition of cremated remains: Responsibility; operator of crematory.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:  (a) The agent who orders cremation is responsible for the disposition of cremated remains. If within 30 days after cremation the person named in the authorization has not claimed the cremated remains and no other disposition is specified in the authorization, the operator of a crematory may place the vessel containing the cremated remains in a common compartment with other unclaimed cremated remains. The operator may charge a fee for storage when the cremated remains are claimed.  (b) If within 2 years after cremation the agent has not claimed the cremated remains or specified their ultimate disposition, the operator may dispose of the cremated remains in any manner not prohibited by NRS 451.700. The agent is liable to the operator for all reasonable expenses of disposition.  2. If cremation was ordered pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 451.024:  (a) The operator may dispose of the cremated remains in any manner not prohibited by NRS 451.700, if the cremated remains are not claimed by the agent within 1 year after cremation.  (b) The operator has a claim against the estate of the decedent for the reasonable expenses of the disposition if those expenses are not paid by the State or a political subdivision of the State.  (c) The operator shall not charge a public officer a fee for storage of the cremated remains.  3. An operator who complies with subsection 1 or 2, or both, has no further legal liability concerning the cremated remains so treated.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2605; A 1997, 2580; 2015, 1970)
NV Rev Stat § 451.700 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 451 - Dead Bodies|NRS 451.700 - Disposition of cremated remains: Restrictions on manner and location.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 or authorized by the agent who ordered the cremation, no person may:  (a) Scatter cremated remains in such a manner or location that the remains are commingled with those of another person; or  (b) Place the cremated remains of more than one person in the same urn unless the persons are friends or members of the same family and the urn is designed for the remains of more than one person.  2. Cremated remains may be scattered at sea or over a public waterway, or by air, from individual closed vessels, or scattered in an area of a dedicated cemetery from which there is no means of location or recovery and which is used exclusively for this purpose.  3. Cremated remains may be disposed of in any manner upon private property if the agent who ordered the cremation so directs and the owner of the property consents in writing.  4. Cremated remains for disposition pursuant to subsection 2 or 3 must be, and any other cremated remains may be, reduced to particles no larger than 1/8 of an inch.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2605)
NV Rev Stat § 451.705 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 451 - Dead Bodies|NRS 451.705 - Effect of execution of order for cremation; liability for article of value delivered with remains.

  1. The signer of an order for the cremation of human remains warrants the truth of the facts set forth in the order, including the identity of the person whose remains are to be cremated, and his or her own authority to order cremation. The signer is personally liable for any damage resulting from the falsity of a warranted fact or from his or her lack of authority.  2. The operator of a crematory may cremate human remains upon receipt of an order signed by the agent. The operator has no liability for cremating the remains or releasing the cremated remains pursuant to the order.  3. The operator of a crematory is not liable for any article of value delivered with human remains.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2606)
NV Rev Stat § 451.710 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 451 - Dead Bodies|NRS 451.710 - Refusal to accept or cremate remains or to release cremated remains pending resolution of dispute.

  1. The operator of a crematory incurs no liability by refusing to accept or to cremate human remains until the operator receives a court order or other suitable confirmation that a dispute has been settled:  (a) If the operator is aware of a dispute concerning cremation of the remains;  (b) If the operator has a reasonable basis for questioning any of the representations made by the agent; or  (c) For any other lawful reason.  2. If the operator of a crematory is aware of a dispute concerning the release or disposition of cremated human remains, the operator may refuse to release the remains until the dispute has been resolved or the operator receives a court order authorizing the release or disposition of the remains. The operator incurs no liability by such a refusal.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2606)
NV Rev Stat § 451.715 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 451 - Dead Bodies|NRS 451.715 - Unlawful acts; abatement of unlawful crematory as public nuisance.

  1. It is unlawful for any person to:  (a) Hold himself or herself out to the public as the operator of a crematory without being licensed pursuant to NRS 451.635;  (b) Sign an order for cremation knowing that the order contains incorrect information; or  (c) Violate any other provision of NRS 451.600 to 451.715, inclusive, any regulation adopted pursuant thereto or any order of the Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Services Board.  2. It is unlawful for the operator of a crematory to perform a cremation without an order signed by a person authorized to order the cremation pursuant to NRS 451.024 or 451.655.  3. If a crematory is operated in this State in violation of any provision of NRS 451.600 to 451.715, inclusive, any regulation adopted pursuant thereto or any order of the Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Services Board, the crematory is a public nuisance and may be abated as such.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2606; A 1995, 715; 2003, 1280; 2015, 1971; 2017, 2738)
NV Rev Stat § 452.001 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 452 - Cemeteries|NRS 452.001 - Applicability of provisions.

The provisions of NRS 452.001 to 452.610, inclusive:  1. Except NRS 452.002, 452.030 and 452.300, do not apply to a person maintaining a cemetery but not operating as a cemetery authority on July 5, 1971.  2. Do not apply to cemeteries containing the remains of pets only.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 2077; A 1987, 1270; 1993, 2754; 2003, 326; 2017, 1202)
NV Rev Stat § 452.002 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 452 - Cemeteries|NRS 452.002 - Adverse use by public presumptive evidence of dedication as public cemetery.

The uninterrupted use by the public of land for a burial ground for 5 years, with the consent of the owner and without a reservation of his or her rights, is presumptive evidence of his or her intention to dedicate it to the public for that purpose.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 808)
NV Rev Stat § 452.003 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 452 - Cemeteries|NRS 452.003 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 452.001 to 452.610, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 452.004 to 452.023, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 2061; A 1987, 1270; 1993, 2607, 2754; 1995, 723; 2005, 500; 2013, 3061; 2017, 1202)
NV Rev Stat § 452.004 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 452 - Cemeteries|NRS 452.004 - "Administrator" defined.

Administrator means the Commissioner of Insurance.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 2061)
NV Rev Stat § 452.0055 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 452 - Cemeteries|NRS 452.0055 - "Board" defined.

Board means the Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Services Board.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2607; A 2003, 1280)
NV Rev Stat § 452.007 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 452 - Cemeteries|NRS 452.007 - "Buyer" defined.

Buyer means the purchaser of a prepaid contract, as that term is defined in NRS 689.475.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 2062; A 1987, 1270)
NV Rev Stat § 452.0075 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 452 - Cemeteries|NRS 452.0075 - "Cemetery" defined.

Cemetery means any enclosure or plot of land that is or may be used for the burial of the dead and includes an individual plot.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 499)
NV Rev Stat § 452.008 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 452 - Cemeteries|NRS 452.008 - "Cemetery authority" defined.

Cemetery authority means any individual, partnership, corporation, association or cemetery district owning or controlling cemetery lands or property and engaged in the operation of a cemetery business in this state.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 2062)
NV Rev Stat § 452.0085 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 452 - Cemeteries|NRS 452.0085 - "Division" defined.

Division means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 3061)
NV Rev Stat § 452.0087 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 452 - Cemeteries|NRS 452.0087 - "Endowment care cemetery" defined.

Endowment care cemetery means a cemetery that is required by NRS 452.050 to maintain an endowment care fund or that elects, pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 452.050, to come under the provisions of that section.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 1201)
NV Rev Stat § 452.018 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 452 - Cemeteries|NRS 452.018 - "Sales commission" defined.

Sales commission means that portion of the purchase price paid to or retained by the seller as compensation in connection with the sale of a prepaid contract.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 2062)
NV Rev Stat § 452.019 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 452 - Cemeteries|NRS 452.019 - "Seller" defined.

Seller means any person selling a prepaid contract.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 2062)
NV Rev Stat § 452.023 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 452 - Cemeteries|NRS 452.023 - "Unitrust" defined.

Unitrust means a trust in which a certain percentage of the annually assessed fair market value of the trust property is paid to a beneficiary of the trust.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 1202)
NV Rev Stat § 452.025 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 452 - Cemeteries|NRS 452.025 - Regulations of Administrator.

The Administrator may adopt such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of NRS 452.001 to 452.610, inclusive, which relate to endowment care.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 2065; A 1993, 2608, 2754; 1995, 723; 2017, 1202)
NV Rev Stat § 452.026 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 452 - Cemeteries|NRS 452.026 - Regulations of Board.

The Board may adopt reasonable regulations, suitably designed to protect the public, for those aspects of the operation of a cemetery which are not governed by the regulations of the Commissioner of Insurance pertaining to endowment care.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2607)
NV Rev Stat § 452.027 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 452 - Cemeteries|NRS 452.027 - Cooperation and exchange of information between Administrator and Board.

The Administrator and the Board shall cooperate in the performance of their respective duties pursuant to this chapter and shall exchange any information, statistics or data in their records that is necessary to carry out those duties.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2607)